Adam P. Liff

A live tank firing competition of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is held at the Hokkaido Great Maneuvering Ground in Eniwa City, Hokkaido prefecture, northern Japan, on October 24, 2022. A total of 144 Type 90 and Type 10 tanks participate in the drill to compete for accurate shooting ability by bombarding targets about 2 kilometers ahead. The competition will be held until 27th.( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

No, Japan is not planning to “double its defense budget”

Monday, May 22, 2023

Lots of tourists visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture on May 18, 2023. G7 summit will be held from May 19th to 21st in Hiroshima City.( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Around the halls: Japan hosts the G-7 summit

Pavel K. Baev, Jessica Brandt, Daniel S. Hamilton, Patricia M. Kim, Adam P. Liff, Natalie Sambhi, and David G. Victor

Friday, May 19, 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) visits the Ground Self-Defense Force's Asaka base straddling Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture on Nov. 27, 2021. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)==KyodoNO USE JAPAN

Japan’s new security policies: A long road to full implementation

Adam P. Liff and Jeffrey W. Hornung

Monday, March 27, 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his policy speech during a ordinary parliamentary session at the National Diet in Tokyo, Japan on January, 17, 2022. (Photo Motoo Naka/AFLO) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Japan-Taiwan relations: A look back on 2021 and look ahead to 2022

Adam P. Liff and Ryan Hass

Thursday, January 20, 2022

United States Vice President Kamala Harris greets Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan, before holding a meeting at The White House.Featuring: Yoshihide Suga, Kamala HarrisWhere: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 16 Apr 2021Credit: Chris Kleponis/POOL via CNP/InStar/Cover Images

Has Japan’s policy toward the Taiwan Strait changed?

Monday, August 23, 2021

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan December 10, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. - RC1281930780

Why Shinzo Abe faces an uphill battle to revise Japan’s constitution

Adam P. Liff and Ko Maeda

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walks down steps as he leaves the APEC Summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea November 18, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray

Japan’s National Security Council at five

Tuesday, December 4, 2018