Commentary
Debunking Pearl Harbor Revisionism
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Beijing’s Aggressive Campaign Against Japan’s Iron Lady Backfires
Communist China and Japan have been engaging in a serious diplomatic dispute over Taiwan for almost a month. While Japan strives to de-escalate tensions, China’s aggressive stance—particularly toward newly-elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi—only heightens concerns. Takaichi… Read More
InternationalNews
The New Japanese PM Gives US a Chance to Strengthen the Anti-China Alliance
Last week, President Donald Trump concluded a trip to East Asia, meeting with several allies, including new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The Trump administration… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump’s Global Realignment
President Donald Trump’s slogan has long been “America First,” and his movement is all about making America great again—language the president’s foes misunderstand as meaning… Read More
InternationalNews
‘Go Out and Buy Toyota’: Trump Announces Japan’s Major Investment in US Industry
President Donald Trump announced that Toyota will invest billions to open auto plants across the country. “I was just told by the [Japanese] prime minister… Read More
Commentary
World War II Was a Noble Cause—Anything Else Is Ahistorical
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
Commentary
Revisionists Get It Wrong: Why the Atomic Bombings Ended WWII
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Hiroshima: 80 Years On
Eighty years ago, the world irrevocably changed with the bombing of Hiroshima. For most alive today, it’s hard to imagine a world before nuclear weapons…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
The US-Japan Trade Deal Provides Both Certainty and Clarification
President Donald Trump announced last week that the U.S. has successfully negotiated a new trade deal with Japan, one of our greatest trading partners and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Can Win Again With US Steel Deal
President Donald Trump just keeps making better and better deals. There is another opportunity for a win in finding a sweet spot for a deal… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Made in America: Trump Racks Up $3 Trillion of Investments in US Economy
For President Donald Trump, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing represented “a tremendous leap—like, a leap that nobody would… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Celebrates as Biden Casts Doubt on US Steel
Even though the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States continues to review Nippon Steel’s $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, President Joe Biden… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Japan Wisely Builds Up Military to Counter China, but It May Not Be Enough
Japan is engaged in a significant military buildup by boosting domestic defense spending, refining its national security strategy, and strengthening multilateral security partnerships with its… Read More
InternationalNews
South Korean Leader’s Brief, but Ill-Advised Flirtation With Martial Law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abruptly declared martial law on Tuesday, blaming “anti-state forces” planning to overthrow the government. Yoon had previously complained of… Read More
Debt Colonization in Japan
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Japan just fired its stunningly unpopular prime minister,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Staggering Biden-Harris Hypocrisy on Steel Production and National Security
The Biden administration has turned to Japan repeatedly to bolster our national security, especially vis-a-vis China. But when it comes to allowing a Japanese company… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Time to Forge Greater Private Sector Partnerships to Strengthen US-Japan-South Korea Cooperation
The U.S. hosted a summit at Camp David with Japan and South Korea just over a year ago, so this is a timely opportunity to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Japan’s ‘Carry Trade’: Tokyo Breaks the World
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Did Japan just break the world? The central… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Japan’s Population Implosion Is an Economic Time Bomb
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Japan is running out of people. It will… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Impending Japanese Sale of US Dollars Could Trigger Major US Economic Turmoil
Editor’s note: The following is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Japan is on the verge of a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Biden’s ‘Xenophobic’ Slur Irks Key US Indo-Pacific Allies
At a recent campaign event, President Joe Biden described key U.S. ally Japan and partner India as “xenophobic” nations and equated them to Russia and… Read More
