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Yuko Mukai

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Japan’s Ties to Pacific Island Nations Have New Significance 80 Years after World War II, as  U.S.-China Rivalry in Region Grows

By Yuko Mukai 8:00 JST, August 23, 2025 Eighty years ago, Japan lost its war against the United States. The battlefield was the vast Pacific Ocean...

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Armitage Strengthened Japan-U.S. Alliance; Late Statesman Saw Great Potential of Bilateral Ties

By Yuko Mukai 8:00 JST, May 31, 2025 This spring, Japan and the Japan-U.S. alliance lost a pillar of support when former U.S. Deputy Secretary of...

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Japan Must Stand Up for the Rule of Law; Trump Steering U.S. Away from This Key Value

By Yuko Mukai / The Yomiuri Shimbun 8:00 JST, March 8, 2025 On Feb. 24, the three-year anniversary of the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion...

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China Will Benefit If Ishiba’s Ideals Strain U.S. Ties; No Longer On The Sidelines, PM Must Learn Realism

By Yuko Mukai 8:00 JST, December 14, 2024 Shigeru Ishiba, whose Liberal Democratic Party suffered a disastrous defeat in the October general...

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Prepare for worst after unprecedented incursion by Chinese military

By Yuko Mukai / The Yomiuri Shimbun 8:00 JST, September 21, 2024 At 11:29 a.m. on Aug. 26, a Chinese Y-9 military reconnaissance plane violated...

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