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QUAD

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 5, 2021
As pandemic persists, Asia's hot spots simmer on
While the region continues to focus on battling COVID-19, long-running tensions around North Korea, the South China Sea, Taiwan and others have not gone away.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2020
Malabar military exercises with 'Quad' nations begin in message to China
It is unclear if the exercises will ultimately be formalized within the loose architecture of the Quad, but experts say this year's drills are a step in that direction.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2020
Five takeaways from the Australia-Japan defense ministers' joint statement
For Japan, it provides a standard for which other potential security partners like the U.K., Canada and the Philippines can follow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 14, 2020
Understanding Japan’s future security relationships
Could the world be seeing the underpinnings of a new NATO-like alliance in Asia with the Quad? What would Japan's role even be in such a security arrangement?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2020
How to build a better 'Quad'
The Quad 's future will mostly depend on the trajectory of China's development in the coming years.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2020
The 'Quad' offers hope for a free and open Indo-Pacific
Mounting concern about Chinese behavior prompted the four countries that make up the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue to resurrect the forum in 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Oct 7, 2020
'Quad' meeting in Tokyo prizes symbolism over substance
With China the elephant in the room, just showing up may have been part, if not the main point, of the dialogue for the U.S., Japan, India and Australia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2020
The Quad Security Dialogue in Tokyo: Who will join next?
The four foreign ministers basically echoed each other's positions and agreed to meet regularly. The real question, however, is who, if any, will join the Quad next.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2020
Suga clears first diplomatic hurdle in meeting with Pompeo
The meeting with the top U.S. diplomat at the Prime Minister's Office took place ahead of a dialogue among foreign ministers from the so-called Quad countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 5, 2020
Japan looks to balance China concerns as the 'Quad' comes to Tokyo
Trump's hospitalization and worsening presidential fortunes are likely to preclude any bold statement from the top Japanese, Australian, Indian and U.S. diplomats.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 3, 2020
Mike Pompeo's Asia visit and 'Quad' talks still on after Trump COVID-19 test
Top U.S. diplomat for Asia says the visit to region highlights Washington's strong commitment to the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2020
With eye on China, U.S. aims to 'formalize' four-nation 'Quad' security grouping
The move comes as Japan, Australia, India and U.S. increasingly take a hard line on Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2020
U.S. to hold high-level 'Quad' talks with Australia, Japan and India
Top officials from all countries set to meet in Hawaii in September and October, U.S. national security adviser says.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2020
The Abe doctrine on 'Quad plus'
The narrative offers a strategic direction for Japan's international activism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 24, 2018
How Japan can save the Indo-Pacific strategy
The Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy presents Japan an opportunity to play a leadership role in the region.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 24, 2018
It's too early to write off the Indo-Pacific strategy
The Indo-Pacific framework and Quad should focus on the relative advantages of each member state while upholding values that meets the overarching theme of promoting a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2018
Why the South China Sea is critical to security
To thwart China's further designs in the South China Sea and its attempts to change the maritime status quo in the Indian Ocean and the East China Sea, a constellation of democratic states linked by interlocking strategic cooperation is needed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2018
Is the Quad the new Trump card?
A secure and stable Asia needs to have a good counterbalance to China, which is just what the Quad could deliver.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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