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Nostalgia hits Pinoys as AI-made video relives Glorietta in ’80s era

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The Japan Times 1d ago

Japan fears Trump's shift from confronting China to accommodating Beijing could weaken U.S. deterrence in Asia and leave Tokyo more exposed to Chinese pressure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/20/japan/japan-trumps-china-pivot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #xijinping #us #usjapanrelations #uschinarelations #indopacific #thequad #taiwan #iran #straitofhormuz #india #australia #philippines #vietnam

How will Japan react to Trump’s China pivot?

For Tokyo, the critical issue is whether the U.S. is fundamentally rethinking its approach toward China — and whether that shift could leave Japan dangerously exposed.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Dec 9

Japan and India must deepen defense and tech cooperation to bolster Indo-Pacific stability amid a fragile "Quad" and rising China tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/09/japan/japan-india-defense-in-the-indo-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #narendramodi #indiajapanrelations #thequad #australia #us #china #pakistan #philippines #australia #defense

Japan-India defense in a fragmenting Indo-Pacific

For Tokyo, sustaining India’s participation is strategically vital — not only for Indo-Pacific's balance-of-power, but also ensuring China-resilient supply chains.

The Japan Times

RonSupportsYou Oct 7, 2025

Headline: "Russia and India begin joint military drills today."

India was an American ally. Our military alliance was called #TheQuad. After Trump, #PutinsPuppet, began his current term as president, he alienated India, causing India to cooperate more with Russia and China.
#NationalSecurity #military #politics

The Japan Times Sep 24, 2025

Japan is recalibrating its core foreign policy principles to navigate an assertive China, a transactional U.S. and a shifting regional order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/23/world/japan-foreign-policy-in-uncharted-waters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #china #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #aukus #thequad #asean #indopacific

Japan’s foreign policy faces uncharted waters

Japan's challenge lies in maintaining strategic alignment while accommodating American transactionalism.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Sep 22, 2025

Trump keeps treating the nation’s allies with such contempt that the consequences will be lasting and ugly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/22/world/allies-no-longer-trust-the-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #benjaminnetanyahu #russia #poland #nato #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #china #taiwan #aukus #thequad

America’s friends will never trust the U.S. again

A group of U.S. foreign policy veterans has warned Congress that Donald Trump’s erratic and hostile approach to allies is eroding America’s global credibility.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Sep 17, 2025

Japan and India can secure sustained U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific by building energy, technology and defense partnerships so commercially and strategically compelling that Washington cannot afford to walk away. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/17/world/japan-india-us-indo-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #usjapanrelations #indiajapanrelations #india #us #aukus #thequad #indopacific

Japan and India must anchor America in the Indo-Pacific

Neither Japan or India possess the military strength to counter China independently.

The Japan Times

RonSupportsYou Aug 7, 2025

India joined the United States in an anti-China alliance called #TheQuad.
Trump's stupidity about tariffs is pushing India into having better relations with China.
#NationalSecurity #politics

The Japan Times Jul 30, 2025