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Japan’s Foreign Policy
China escalates pressure on Japan after Taiwan remarks, but holds back its rare-earths weapon
TOKYO (Realist English). China has rolled out a familiar set of economic countermeasures against Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s...
Japan’s diplomatic rift with China threatens tourism and deepens economic risks
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s fragile economy faces fresh turbulence after China urged its citizens to avoid travelling to the country,...
Japan protests Chinese diplomat’s “threatening” remarks toward Prime Minister Takaichi
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan has filed a formal protest with China after Beijing’s Consul General in Osaka, Xue Jian, posted...
Trump hails Japan’s first female prime minister as U.S. and Tokyo seal trade and minerals deals
TOKYO (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump praised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday during his visit to Tokyo,...
China and Japan trade protests over airspace and maritime clash near disputed islets
BEIJING (Realist English). Tensions between China and Japan escalated this weekend after a new confrontation near the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands...
In the next 5 years, Japan will invest $320 billion for defense needs
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan intends to invest $ 320 billion for military needs in preparation for a prolonged international conflict,...
Japan is concerned about military cooperation between Russia and China
TOKYO (Realist English). The "Defense of Japan 2022" has been published in Japan. This is an annual report on Japanese...
Warning to Japan and Azerbaijan: if necessary, Russia will show all its might
MOSCOW (Realist English). If someone is trying to probe the weaknesses and strengths of Russia, they will find well-working "Kalibrs"...
Putin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Pompeo hints at US involvement in unrest and attacks in Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Former US secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo has made a rare public statement...
Khamenei warns of regional war amid US military build-up in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on the Islamic Republic would...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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