Collective defense is too big a leap at this time. But collective deterrence is a legitimate strategy to thwart a rising China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/26/japan/the-argument-for-indo-pacific-collective-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #defense #sdf #sanaetakaichi #china #russia #northkorea #quad #australia #india #us #southkorea #philippines #seato #shigeruishiba #nato #taiwan #southchinasea #eastchinasea

“The pattern of escalation in #EastChinaSea and around #Taiwan is alarming” open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...

Why China’s People’s Liberation Army is wary of Japan’s submarine and missile strengths

Japan’s submarine fleet could prove a major strategic headache for China…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1418559/why-chinas-peoples-liberation-army-is-wary-of-japans-submarine-and-missile-strengths/

https://www.alojapan.com/1418559/why-chinas-peoples-liberation-army-is-wary-of-japans-submarine-and-missile-strengths/ Why China’s People’s Liberation Army is wary of Japan’s submarine and missile strengths #AegisSystems #EastChinaSea #F35sFighters #FuQianshao #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseMilitarism #JapaneseNews #JSChokai #MiyakoStrait #news #PLA #SanaeTakaichi #Taiwan #TomahawkCruiseMissiles #Type12Missiles Japan’s submarine fleet could prove a major strategic headache for China, military analysts have said, as Tokyo moves to strengthen its armed fo

ASEAN’s response to the South China Sea dispute remains passive, with most countries "hedging" to avoid conflict with China despite growing tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/13/world/aseans-passive-response-to-south-china-sea-dispute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #asean #china #southchinasea #eastchinasea #philippines #taiwan #icj #scarboroughshoal #defense #southkorea

Yasukuni litmus test looms for Japan’s new PM Takaichi

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is under growing pressure from nationalist conservatives to make a high-…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1408888/yasukuni-litmus-test-looms-for-japans-new-pm-takaichi/

Defense chief Shijiro Koizumi used a series of meetings during a regional summit to push for deepened cooperation with partners while expressing concern to his Chinese counterpart over military moves near Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/japan/politics/koizumi-defense-ministers-china-asean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #defense #defenseministry #china #chinajapanrelations #pla #eastchinasea #senkakus #budgets #sdf

‘Egregious’: Beijing criticises new Japanese PM Takaichi for meeting Taiwanese official

Beijing has protested to Tokyo over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cont…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1405668/egregious-beijing-criticises-new-japanese-pm-takaichi-for-meeting-taiwanese-official/

https://www.alojapan.com/1405668/egregious-beijing-criticises-new-japanese-pm-takaichi-for-meeting-taiwanese-official/ ‘Egregious’: Beijing criticises new Japanese PM Takaichi for meeting Taiwanese official #ApecSummit #Asean #beijing #China #ChinaJapanRelations #EastChinaSea #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #LinChiaLung #LinHsinI #news #SanaeTakaichi #SouthKorea #Taiwan #Tokyo #ToshimitsuMotegi #XiJinping Beijing has protested to Tokyo over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s contact with a former senior Taiwanese politician on the sidelines of the Apec

https://www.alojapan.com/1376094/japan-philippines-defence-pact-comes-into-force-amid-china-tensions/ Japan-Philippines defence pact comes into force amid China tensions #AbukumaClassDestroyerShips #asia #australia #Balikatan #China #DepartmentOfDefence #EastChinaSea #FerdinandMarcosJnr #GilbertoTeodoroJnr #IndoPacific #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #manila #news #PhilippineNavy #philippines #ReciprocalAccessAgreement #SouthChinaSea #Taiwan #Tokyo #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #WorldWarIi #YokoKamikawa Japanese troops are set to ret

Protests over Japan-US military drills in Okinawa expose domestic rifts

Protests that disrupted a major Japan–US military exercise in Okinawa have drawn strong condemnat…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1375829/protests-over-japan-us-military-drills-in-okinawa-expose-domestic-rifts/

https://www.alojapan.com/1375829/protests-over-japan-us-military-drills-in-okinawa-expose-domestic-rifts/ Protests over Japan-US military drills in Okinawa expose domestic rifts #beijing #China #DiaoyuIslands #EastChinaSea #GenNakatani #ishigaki #Japan #JapaneseSelfDefenceForces #MiyakoIsland #news #NorthKorea #Okinawa #OkinawaGovernorDennyTamaki #OkinawaNews #ResoluteDragon25 #Taiwan #us #沖縄 Protests that disrupted a major Japan–US military exercise in Okinawa have drawn strong condemnation from the Japanese defence minister, conservative media

How US Typhon’s deployment in Japan could prompt China to boost counterstrike systems

The first deployment of the US Typhon missile system in Japan is designed to “complicate” China’s milit…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1373693/how-us-typhons-deployment-in-japan-could-prompt-china-to-boost-counterstrike-systems/

https://www.alojapan.com/1373693/how-us-typhons-deployment-in-japan-could-prompt-china-to-boost-counterstrike-systems/ How US Typhon’s deployment in Japan could prompt China to boost counterstrike systems #AsiaPacificRegion #EastChinaSea #guam #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #People'sLiberationArmy #philippines #ResoluteDragon #Taiwan #TyphonMissileSystem #USMilitary The first deployment of the US Typhon missile system in Japan is designed to “complicate” China’s military planning and may prompt it to improve its counterstrike systems, ac

https://www.wacoca.com/news/2640178/ 中国の新型空母「福建」が台湾海峡を通過 南シナ海で試験と訓練 人民解放軍が明らかに | JAPAN Forward #AircraftCarrier #EastChinaSea #fujian #SelfDefenseForces #ShoheiMitsuka #SouthChinaSea #Taiwan #台湾 #政治・安全保障問題

The Japan Coast Guard is struggling to secure enough personnel as it sees an expansion of its duties, including territorial sea patrols around the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/japan-coast-guard-facing-staffing-difficulties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japancoastguard #senkakus #eastchinasea #jobs

PM backs ties with China but also Japan in dispute with Beijing | India News

PM Modi with Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba; China’s president Xi Jinping PM Narendra Modi set the stage …
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https://www.alojapan.com/1358307/pm-backs-ties-with-china-but-also-japan-in-dispute-with-beijing-india-news/

https://www.alojapan.com/1358307/pm-backs-ties-with-china-but-also-japan-in-dispute-with-beijing-india-news/ PM backs ties with China but also Japan in dispute with Beijing | India News #BreakingNews #ChinaJapanRelations #EastChinaSea #GoogleNews #India #IndiaChinaRelations #IndiaNews #IndiaNewsToday #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #NarendraModi #news #SenkakuDiaoyuIslandsDispute #TodayNews PM Modi with Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba; China’s president Xi Jinping PM Narendra Modi set the stage for his meeting with President Xi on Sunday as he said in Toky

Tokyo protests to Beijing over gas field in East China Sea

That agreement saw Japan and China agree to jointly develop undersea gas reserves in the disputed area, with a ban on independent drilling by either country. But negotiations over how to implement the deal were suspended in 2010. Japan has long insisted the median line between the two…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1355150/tokyo-protests-to-beijing-over-gas-field-in-east-china-sea/

https://www.alojapan.com/1355150/tokyo-protests-to-beijing-over-gas-field-in-east-china-sea/ Tokyo protests to Beijing over gas field in East China Sea #China #EastChinaSea #Japan #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 That agreement saw Japan and China agree to jointly develop undersea gas reserves in the disputed area, with a ban on independent drilling by either country. But negotiations over how to implement the deal were suspended in 2010. Japan has long insisted the median line between the two nations should mark the limits of their