The character behind the scenes was China. Nobody expected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to win so big in the Lower House election on 8 February. With her Liberal Democratic Party holding 316 of the 465 …
Articles by: "Shingo Yamagami"
Japan, India and Australia’s converging interests would be fortified by a Japan-ASEAN-Australia-India economic corridor championed by the United States. Japan and India—the world’s fourth- and fifth-largest economies, respectively—are determinedly deepening their bilateral partnership amid Chinese …
In the lexicon of Japan’s diplomacy, there is a phrase, ‘China magic’. Both Japan and Australia seem to be absorbed by this magical power and obsessed with making efforts not to displease their Chinese counterparts. …