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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 26, 2021
Journalists fear land-purchase law may hit local residents
Recent concerns about a new law meant to restrict the sale of property near sensitive sites to non-Japanese entities focus more on the trouble the law may cause Japanese individuals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 14, 2021
Okinawa activists fear land-purchase bill will hit anti-base movement
Residents are asking the government to provide an explanation as to why the legislation is necessary.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / EXPLAINER
Jun 6, 2021
What's behind surging tensions in the Taiwan Strait?
In recent months, China has ramped up its military activities near the island as the threat of conflict in a dispute with a long and complicated history grows.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2021
New U.S. Indo-Pacom chief makes Japan first stop overseas
In a veiled reference to China's ramped-up pressure on democratic Taiwan, Adm. John Aquilino and Suga agreed on the “importance of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2021
Understanding Japan’s ‘positive list’ approach to security
The new legislation eliminated the need for special measures laws for the types of operations the SDF had engaged in since 2001 and added new provisions for limited collective self-defense.

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