Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has been a public critic of Mr. Putin, who has denounced her country’s sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war.
AI:Vladimir Putin's visit to disputed Pacific islands seized from Japan following World War II has ignited intense outrage in Tokyo and further strained international relations. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has publicly condemned the move, while Putin has retaliated by denouncing the sanctions imposed on Russia due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This provocation follows a pattern of Russian maritime activity and territorial maneuvering that continues to challenge regional stability and provoke direct diplomatic friction with Japan.Open
Sanae Takaichi’s foreign policy might be too bold even for the Trump administration. The post Japanese PM’s China Hawkism Garners Diminishing Support appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Japanese PM’s China Hawkism Garners Diminishing Support Sanae Takaichi’s foreign policy might be too bold even for the Trump administration. Photo by David Mareuil / POOL / AFP via Getty Images There is little doubt that Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, wants her country to play a more active and assertive role in regional security affairs. She also favors adopting a more hardline posture toward the People’s Republic of China (PRC). A key question remains, however: whether international allies, Japan’s political elite, and a majority of the Japanese public are willing to follow that…Open
In this image made from video provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannon on a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 as it approaches Second Thomas [...]
Published July 10, 2026 A controversial statement by several Chinese scholars claiming that Batanes is part of China has sparked concern in the Philippines, prompting an immediate rejection from government officials and renewed discussions about [...]
Change of government represents “Wale” of a chance to assert influence and blunt China’s advances in strategic Pacific nation Admiral Samuel Paparo commands USINDOPACOM, home to over 300,000 sailors, soldiers, airmen and marines in an area of operations extending from the US west coast to India. Paparo also has the clearest sense of the Chinese threat of any USINDOPACOM commander since Admiral Robert Willard, who was in charge from 2009-2012. Yet, in some Pacific Island nations, he has less influence than the head of any Chinese-owned timber, fishing, mining or construction company. How so? Paparo or another senior officer might show up for a day or two each year, if that, and meet with top officials, declaring their excellent…Open