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Japan
Russia Conducts Military Drill on Disputed Kuril Islands
By Zachary Keck
Russia's military drills on the disputed islands are almost certainly in response to Japan's sanctions over the Ukraine.
South Korea Is Not a Revisionist Power
By Yong Kwon
Even as it deepens ties with China, South Korea takes steps to bolster the U.S.-led regional order.
Japan Names Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
By Zachary Keck
In a move that will almost certainly anger China, Japan announced Friday that it is naming five of the disputed islands.
China, South Korea Establish Military Hotline
By Ankit Panda
High-level defense officials met in Beijing to establish a hotline and discuss Japan's collective self-defense.
Isolating Japan By Other Means
By Yong Kwon
A China-South Korean Free Trade Agreement would boost Seoul even as it undercut Tokyo.
Australia and Japan to Ink Submarine Deal
By Zachary Keck
Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Tony Abbott will sign an agreement to open up cooperation on producing submarines.
Japan and North Korea: Balancing Trilateral Deterrence and Bilateral Progress
By Ankit Panda
Is Japan leaving Seoul and Washington in the cold as it pursues diplomacy with North Korea?
For Japan, What Comes After Collective Self-Defense?
By Ankit Panda
Why the U.S. and Russia should cooperate on n-security, Iran in Iraq, and Zheng He. Weekend links.
Northeast Asia's Diplomatic Status Quo Persists
By Ankit Panda
There is a flurry of diplomatic activity in Northeast Asia this week, but are things really changing?
Taiwan and Japan’s Collective Self-Defense
By Zachary Keck
Though left unsaid, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan figured prominently into Tokyo’s reinterpretation of Article 9.
4 Signs Japan-South Korea Ties Aren’t Improving
By Yong Kwon
South Korea’s next ambassador to Japan will have a difficult job.
Japan's Most Famous Battleship: The Yamato
By Robert Farley
No battleship became a cultural icon in the same way that the Imperial Japanese Navy's Yamato did.