Just how strong is China’s navy, really? In late July, Chinese President Xi Jinping shared his views on sea power and maritime territorial disputes. Beijing is amenable to “shelving disputes and carrying out joint development” in waters such as the South China Sea, where, according to the official line, it enjoys “indisputable sovereignty.” It will […]
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V.O. Kistanov – Japan is looking for partners all around the world for counteraction to the “Chinese threat”
6/10/2013During the last three years the territorial dispute between Tokyo and Beijing about belonging of desert Senkaku islands (Diaoyu in Chinese) in the East China Sea has gained an unprecedented intensity. What is focused on in it is quickly strengthening economic and military and political rivalry between two Asian giants: the old one – Japan, […]
South Korea and poor play of an actor that is clear even for the US
6/10/2013There appeared people in South Korea who heavily criticize international policy of President Park Geun-hye known as “For China, against Japan”, they urge to “get back at cooperation with overseas allies”. These people state that opposing Japan is nice, but it will definitely develop into estrangement from the US, which will ruin the country. […]
V.V. Agarkov – The general Yamada’s diary about the last days of captivity in the USSR is declassified
6/10/2013There’s nothing kept secret that will not come to light, but often it takes long years and even decades for revealing it. In case with General Otozo Yamada, the last commander in chief of the Kwangtung Army, it took over 56 years to reveal the truth. What we mean is infamous piece of quite extensive […]
Zhilina L.V. – Japanese students’ vision of Russia (based on 2007 and 2012 polls)
6/10/2013This research was conducted as part of “Forming public opinion about neighboring countries: Russia and Japan as viewed by students” project and was supported by Japanese foundation grants of 2007 and 2012. The main objective of the research was analysis of change in public opinion and vision of Russia and Russians (Japan and Japanese) by […]