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Korea and Japan Clash Over History and Law

Brian Kim Fri, Aug 16, 2019, 8:00 AM

South Korea and Japan, two of America’s closest allies, are tumbling into a dangerous economic-diplomatic war over a South Korean Supreme Court decision that ordered Japanese corporations to compensate Korean forced-labor victims from World War II. At the heart of the dispute is a legal disagreement over a 1965 treaty that triggers centuries of bad blood and spiritual animosity between the two countries.

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Water Wars: U.S.-China Divide at Shangri-La

Amy Zeng Wed, Jun 12, 2019, 8:29 AM

The Shangri-La Dialogue, the highest profile annual security forum in Asia, was held from May 31 to June 2 in Singapore. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered an opening speech that received widespread praise from Chinese netizens for its “objective analysis” of Sino-U.S. ties.

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Water Wars: South China Sea Situation Normal, All Fouled Up

Sean Quirk Fri, Apr 26, 2019, 1:40 PM

Despite a diplomatic row between China and the Philippines, U.S. and Philippine military officials denied that their recent military exercise was a response to Chinese threats.

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Water Wars: New Year’s Resolutions

Nathan Swire Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 11:00 AM

In a cabinet meeting on Dec. 18, the government of Japan adopted new National Defense Program Guidelines that call for the “drastic strengthening of Japan’s defense capabilities.” The new guidelines adopt a “multidimensional joint defense force” strategy, based on investment in technological advancement.

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Asia Pacific

Japan’s Evolving Position on the Use of Force in Collective Self-Defense

Masahiro Kurosaki Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 3:27 PM

The Japanese Constitution was long understood as prohibiting the exercise of international law’s right of collective self-defense under all circumstances. Until just a few years ago, the government’s view had been that the Constitution’s war-renouncing clause, Article 9, permitted only the use of minimum necessary force to defend the territory and population of Japan—not other countries.

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Book Reviews

A Glimpse into Private-Sector Cybersecurity in Japan

Mihoko Matsubara Tue, Jun 26, 2018, 1:47 PM

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Review of Shinichi Yokohama’s “Keiei to Saiba Sekyuriti—Dejitalu Rejilienshi [Business Management and Cybersecurity - Digital Resiliency for Executives]” (Nikkei BP, 2018).

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International Law

The 'Bloody Nose' Strategy, Self-Defense and International Law: A View from Japan

Masahiro Kurosaki Thu, Feb 15, 2018, 6:30 AM

Over the past several months, North Korea’s hostile rhetoric and its repeated nuclear and missile tests have led to calls for action against the threats posed by its regime.

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Water Wars: U.S. Naval Collisions Are “No Setback” for FONOPs and Flyovers

Eliot Kim Fri, Sep 1, 2017, 5:15 PM

Commander of U.S. Pacific Air Forces says FONOPs and Flyovers in the South China Sea will Continue, while More Changes Are Expected for U.S. Military Brass in Asia

Editor's note: After this edition, we will publish Water Wars every other week.

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Water Wars: a “Suspicious” Flotilla that May “Not Mean Anything”

Jared Dummitt, Eliot Kim Fri, Aug 18, 2017, 3:00 PM

Some Philippine Leaders Herald a New Era of Cooperation with China, while Others Warn of a Buildup of Chinese Naval and Civilian Vessels near Philippine territory

Satellite photograph showing Chinese ships near Thitu (Pag-asa) Island (Photo: AMTI)

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Water Wars: As Nuclear Tensions Rise, Trump’s Third FONOP

Jimmy Chalk, Sarah Grant Fri, Aug 11, 2017, 9:49 AM

USS John McCain Loiters at Mischief Reef, while China Readies its First Indigenous Carrier

(Photo: US Navy)

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Japan

Asia Pacific

Korea and Japan Clash Over History and Law

Water Wars

Water Wars: U.S.-China Divide at Shangri-La

Water Wars

Water Wars: South China Sea Situation Normal, All Fouled Up

Water Wars

Water Wars: New Year’s Resolutions

Asia Pacific

Japan’s Evolving Position on the Use of Force in Collective Self-Defense

Book Reviews

A Glimpse into Private-Sector Cybersecurity in Japan

International Law

The 'Bloody Nose' Strategy, Self-Defense and International Law: A View from Japan

Water Wars

Water Wars: U.S. Naval Collisions Are “No Setback” for FONOPs and Flyovers

Water Wars

Water Wars: a “Suspicious” Flotilla that May “Not Mean Anything”

Water Wars

Water Wars: As Nuclear Tensions Rise, Trump’s Third FONOP

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