https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3219388/natos-asia-office-adds-layer-cooperation-japan-wont-result-its-membership NATO is creating a liaison office in Japan next year, Japan is not currently a NATO member, neither is Korea. Both are now participants in the alliance. Analysts reported that there is no chance that this will develop into Japan joining the alliance. This development is important for Japan as North Korean weapon development has continued and China has… Read more »
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3219691/south-korea-japan-seek-deepen-cooperation-world-peace-amid-north-korea-threat Japan and South Korea are strengthening bilateral ties due to the threat of North Korean nuclear bombs or other large rockets or bombs it may possess. The two countries usually struggle to have strong ties due to a poor history with one, the main historical reason being the colonization of Korea during World War II. Another reason is that… Read more »
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3218960/north-korea-says-region-brink-nuclear-war-after-us-south-korea-summit-deal The US government had a summit in South Korea where the US pledged to increase their support in the region, including sending US Strategic Assets and a Nuclear-armed Ballistic Missile submarine to South Korea. Biden also pledged to give South Korea more insight on its nuclear plans, specifically in the region. This has raised anxieties and fears in North… Read more »
