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Japan-China tensions
![Japan Approves Record Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 Japan Approves Record Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 2022](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-27-125448.jpeg)
Japan Approves Record Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 2022
By Kosuke Takahashi
Tokyo is striving to keep pace with China.
![China’s Worrying Military Exercises Near Taiwan China’s Worrying Military Exercises Near Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-17-4.jpg)
China’s Worrying Military Exercises Near Taiwan
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
China’s moves in the region, despite the pandemic, are only likely to generate fear and inspire greater cooperation with Washington.
![How Did Japan Lose Its Air Superiority Advantage? How Did Japan Lose Its Air Superiority Advantage?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-3357666.jpg)
How Did Japan Lose Its Air Superiority Advantage?
By Abraham Ait
Once one of the world’s most capable air forces, Japan now finds itself outmatched in air-to-air combat capabilities.
![Diplomatic Access: Japan Diplomatic Access: Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-16_05-25-09.jpg)
Diplomatic Access: Japan
By Diplomatic Access
Japan's ambassador to the U.S. on the U.S.-Japan alliance, the TPP, and overcoming China-Japan tensions.
![Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands: A Tense Anniversary Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands: A Tense Anniversary](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sizes/thumbnail/2238_524381d0e5def.jpg)
Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands: A Tense Anniversary
In the year since Tokyo purchased the islands, China and Japan have avoided escalation. Can that continue?
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