Will Japan build an army?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailA build-up of operations by the Japanese self-defence force is raising worries that peaceful Japan may scale up its forces following increasing tensions in the…
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After Japan gets new defence minister, China sails near disputed islands
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Loke Hoe Yeong Just two days after the appointment of a new defence minister for Japan known for her hawkish stance, a fleet of…
Will Shinzo Abe change Japan’s constitution to allow war?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Loke Hoe Yeong If Japan’s lawmakers want to revise the country’s pacifist constitution, they now have sufficient numbers to do so. This, after the…
Encircling the South China Sea sphere of power rivalry: India joins the fray
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailNews of India and Japan being in talks on a joint infrastructure project on the strategically located Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean…