By Mike Ives and Jane Perlez Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for “an immediate halt” to the exercises. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said China “will not isolate Taiwan.” Source: Japan Tells China to Stop Military Drills Off Taiwan Category: Defense and Military Forces, Territorial Disputes, People’s Liberation Army (China), United States Navy, Pelosi, Nancy, Taiwan Strait, […]
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By Sheila Smith Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, was gunned down by an assassin earlier this summer. He is credited with having paved the road to his country’s far more more prominent role in global affairs. Mireya Solis of the Brookings Institution and Sheila Smith of the Council on Foreign Relations discuss Abe’s story […]
At least 10 incidents of dolphin bites have been reported in the Japanese region of Fukui since the beach opened on July 9, local media reported. Source: Businessinsider.co.za | Beachgoers in Japan warned dolphins’ ‘cute image’ to blame for spate of biting incidents – reports