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Tag: Japanese Self Defense Force

Posted inSouth Korea

Korean winter of discontent descends on Yoon

by Andrew Salmon November 7, 2022November 12, 2022

SEOUL – If the Sword of Damocles mutated into a multi-bladed Swiss knife, that is the contraption that would now be hanging low over the head of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon, who took power in May with a razor-thin electoral victory margin, has since been beset by low approval ratings generated by a […]

Posted inJapan, Security

Tokyo’s talk on Taiwan gets tougher and louder

by Andrew Salmon July 6, 2021July 10, 2021
The 27,000-ton Izumo-class helicopter destroyer.  Photo: Handout
Posted inBeijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Beijing blasts Japan’s plan to make destroyers into carriers

by Asia Times staff November 29, 2018February 18, 2020
Taketoyo Toguchi (center) is surrounded by supporters in Nago, Okinawa prefecture, on February 4, 2018. Photo:  AFP / Jiji Press / Japan Out
Posted inBeijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Okinawa electing a ‘pro-base’ mayor shouldn’t be a surprise

by Grant Newsham February 7, 2018February 8, 2018
Vessels from the China Maritime Surveillance and the Japan Coast Guard are seen near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Photo: Reuters / Kyodo
Posted inBeijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, World

Time to create task force for Japan’s Southern Islands – or lose them

by Grant Newsham December 13, 2017December 13, 2017

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