April 2, 2015 – “Taiwan is Building Attack Submarines” (Medium, War is Boring)
“Locked in an an undersea arms race with China, Taiwan has decided to build its first domestically-produced attack submarines. For…
April 2, 2015 – “Japan repeats Dokdo claim in diplomatic blue book, school textbooks” (Dong-A Ilbo)
“Diplomatic tensions are rising as Japan is said to have maintained in its diplomatic blue book the territorial claim over…
April 1, 2015 – “Draft diplomatic bluebook notes Japan’s ‘deep remorse’ over WWII, determination to protect territorial sovereignty” (Japan Times)
“Japan has continued its path as a pacifist nation for 70 years since the end of World War II based…
April 1, 2015 – “Japan PM Abe to craft war history comments with eye on U.S.” (Reuters)
“When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses Japan’s wartime past in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of…
Link: April 1, 2015 – “China pushing World War II anniversary events, but Western turnout could be low-key” (GMA Network)
“China is trying hard to get world leaders to attend events marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World…
March 31, 2015 – “Japan eyes defence ties with India to counter China” (Economic Times)
“Amid increasing Chinese assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan today sought enhanced cooperation with India in defence and security sector…
March 31, 2015 – Op-Ed: “Abe should not miss the chance” (China Daily)
“In his New Year Statement, Japanese Emperor called on the Japanese people to take this year as an opportunity to…
March 31, 2015 – “Abe confirms he called ‘comfort women’ victims of human trafficking” (Japan Times)
“Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed that he described “comfort women,” mainly Asian females who were forced to provide sex to…