Category: U.S.-Japan

Abe’s Think Tank Proposes ‘Beheading’ Military Move to Deter Chinese Communist Party

Japanese scholar Shimada Yoichi, a former advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, recently suggested that Japan’s military should strengthen its “beheading” capability to fundamentally subdue the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and North Korea in order to bring peace in Asia. In recent years, China’s aggressive military deployment to the Asia-Pacific region, its threat to…


Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Expressed ‘Serious Concerns’ on Phone With Chinese Counterpart

Japan’s foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi clashed with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in a phone conversation over a range of issues, days before Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visits Washington for closer Japan-U.S. ties on April 16. On April 5, Toshimitsu Motegi criticized China’s behavior in disputed waters, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong in a 90-minute phone discussion…