East Asia

As tensions mount in the East and South China Seas, a dispute over islands between Tokyo and Moscow has also been left unresolved.

According to one report, “up to 40 percent of China’s rivers were seriously polluted” and “20 percent were so polluted their water quality was rated too toxic even to come into contact with.”

While China’s growing naval power grabs headlines, Japan’s evolving navy might just be the real story.

For the last fourteen years at least 30,000 Japanese have killed themselves annually. Why?

While China’s stealth aircraft prototypes may get all the buzz, the Y-20 offers new military operational possibilities.

Beijing is expanding efforts to enhance its soft power. Events at home illustrate why such moves are headed for trouble.

While many made note of a recent speech by N. Korea’s leader, it maybe what Pyongyang wants to hear from S. Korea that might be of real interest.

With heightened tensions between the major players of East Asia, UAV development and purchases could offer nations in the region increased military capabilities.

With disputes brewing in the East and South China Seas, there is another piece of territory in Asia that could pose some serious problems…

South Korea’s Presidential Election on Wednesday will turn on three factors, says Scott A. Snyder: which side unifies its base, demographics, and voter turnout.

On Sunday Japanese voters gave Shinzo Abe and the LDP a landslide win. Can he revive Japan’s growth prospects?

Pyongyang has successfully tested a long-range rocket. What may happen next — including missiles someday armed with nuclear warheads — could make matters worse.