Category: japan-us

Japan Is Changing Its Approach to Defense (And to China)

Commentary A few weeks ago, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga met with American President Joe Biden at the White House. It was Biden’s first meeting with another national leader, and it was no accident that he chose Japan. Both men saw it as a way to send Beijing a message. And their joint message was…


Suga-Biden Meeting: Promises … Promises

Commentary Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joseph Biden met in Washington on April 16, and both sides declared the meeting a success. The official joint statement issued afterwards was comprehensive and unusually pointed to one particular topic: China. Suga and Biden stated their serious concerns over Chinese activities in the East China…