Japan

Joe Biden poses for photographs with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after his arrival at the White House on January 13, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Commentary

Biden-Kishida Parley Marks Transformational Moment for Japan

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Japan Chair

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Jan 13, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

50602-N-IU636-204 PEARL HARBOR (June 2, 2015) A member of the Japanese community in Hawaii welcomes the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Kashima (TV 3508) as it arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Kashima is joined by JS Yamagiri (DD 152) and JS Shimayuki (TV 3513) for a scheduled port visit. While in Hawaii, JMSDF sailors will participate in wreath-laying ceremonies at the USS Arizona Memorial, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) and Makiki Cemetery. The JMSDF has

A man welcomes the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Kashima to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on June 2, 2015. (US Navy photo by Johans Chavarro)

Podcast

China's Influence and Japan's "NATO-Like" Posture

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jan 13, 2023

Podcast

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosts a joint press availability with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 11, 2023. [State Department photo by Freddie Everett/ Public Domain]

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada speaks at the a joint press availability on January 11, 2023, at the US Department of State. (US Department of State via Flickr)

Podcast

Japan Unveils Ambitious Military Plans ahead of Biden-Kishida Meeting

Masashi Murano

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

Masashi Murano

Jan 12, 2023

Podcast

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio participate in an arrival ceremony, Monday, May 23, 2022, at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida greets President Joe Biden at Akasaka Place in Tokyo, Japan, on May 22, 2022. (The White House via Flickr)

Commentary

Prime Minister Kishida's G7 Roadshow Ends in Washington

Riley Walters

Senior Fellow

Riley Walters

Jan 12, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Republic of Korea Marines patrol as part of amphibious operations during KAMANDAG 6 at Naval Education, Training, and Doctrine Command, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. This combined interoperability event involved members of the U.S. Marine Corps, Philippine Marine Corps, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over d

Korean Marines take part in joint exercises with Japanese, American, and Philippine troops in the Philippines on October 7, 2022. (US Marine Corps photo by Danny Gonzalez)

Commentary

Japan’s Defense Plans Benefit South Korea

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jan 4, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida in Tokyo

Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida meet in Tokyo, Japan, on September 27, 2022. (Flickr)

Commentary

India and Japan Will Play a Decisive Role in 2023

Satoru Nagao

Fellow (Nonresident)

Satoru Nagao

Dec 31, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

While North Korea is threatening to launch an ICBM at a normal angle and increasing the level of provocation, the United States has deployed the world's strongest fighter jet, the F-22 stealth fighter, and the B-52 strategic bomber near the Korean Peninsula. Together with former high-ranking officials, we take a look at North Korea's escalating threat of provocation and the United States' formidable response strategy. It also analyzes the impact of Japan's revision of security documents and the resulting mi

(Screenshot via Voice of America)

In the Media

Strengthening the Deployment of US Strategic Assets to the Korean Peninsula

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Dec 24, 2022

In the Media

Podcast

China Insider #3 | Pushback to the PRC from Japan, India, and Iran

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Wilson Shirley

Former Media Fellow, China Center

Miles Yu & Wilson Shirley

Dec 20, 2022

Podcast

URAGA CHANNEL, Japan (February 17, 2016) – The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD-107) transits Uraga Channel in front of Mt. Fuji. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. William McGough) LEAVE A COMMENT

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi transits Uraga Channel in front of Mt. Fuji on February 17, 2016. (US Navy photo by William McGough)

Podcast

Japan Releases National Security Strategy

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Dec 16, 2022

Podcast

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) with 7th Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, disembark an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 during Keen Sword 23 at Camp Ainoura, Japan, Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). This bilateral field-training exercise betwe

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey as part of joint military drill Operation Keen Sword in Kumamoto, Japan, on November 16, 2022. (Marine Corps photo by Justin Marty)

Commentary

Germany Shirks Its Defense Pledge, Imperiling the Asia "Pivot"

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Dec 15, 2022

Commentary

2 Min Read

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyūga (DDH 181) launches an MH-60J Seahawk helicopter during training. Operating as part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, units assigned to Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups, America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups, alongside JMSDF, are conducting training to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Faller)

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Hyūga launches an MH-60J Seahawk helicopter during training in the Philippine Sea on January 21, 2022. (DVIDS photo by Jeremy Faller)

Commentary

Japan Abandons Pacifism