For Junko Horiuchi's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan and Russia resumed on Monday a ministerial security dialogue for the first time in over three years. But the talks are seen as a symbolic development rather than substantial, and may have only served Moscow's interest in showing its improved ties with a ...
With U.S. President Donald Trump apparently paying little attention to regional order in Asia, Japan should push for cooperation with its neighbors to foster long-term coexistence with a rising China, according to a Japanese expert on international relations. Trump's apparent indifference to Asia has triggered ...
Prime Minister Abe will visit the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam on a six-day trip starting Thursday aimed at strengthening security cooperation in the face of China’s rising maritime assertiveness.
Even though Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed their recent agreement on joint economic activities on four disputed islands off Hokkaido is a step toward resolving the territorial row, the islands' strategic importance for Russia is likely to continue complicating ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin has thrown fresh light on the political, security and other factors complicating efforts to solve the two countries' decades-long territorial dispute. The two leaders, meeting in Japan, agreed on joint economic activities on disputed ...
Donald Trump's election as the next U.S. president is likely to make it easier for Japan to seek further talks with Russia on a decades-old territorial dispute by allowing it to take advantage of Trump's more favorable stance toward Moscow. But Trump's willingness to engage ...
A meeting just over a month away could finally bring progress to a dispute over a group of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands that has prevented the countries from signing a peace treaty to end World War II. Japan's need for stronger ties with Russia amid China's ...
Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin agreed to meet in Japan on Dec. 15 in a visit few expect to yield a breakthrough in the Japan-Russia territorial dispute.
Japan and China are making progress on realizing a leaders' meeting early next month. However, deep tensions remain over issues in the East and South China seas and over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. The foreign ministers agreed last Wednesday to seek a meeting ...
Japanese exports of farm and marine products are growing on an unprecedented scale, thanks in part to the expanded use of refrigerated delivery services, which ensure that fresh foods are delivered promptly and at their seasonal best. The trend is only likely to gather momentum ...
