Asia Pacific Studies APU

31/05/2026

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APS Professor Sato on News X World
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Japanese defense minister Shinjiro Koizumi defends Tokyo’s military buildup at Shangri La Dialogue rejecting China’s accusations of new militarism ...

30/05/2026

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APS Professor Yoichiro Sato quoted on the national Asahi newspaper about the QUAD foreign ministers meeting.
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　日米豪印の戦略対話「QUAD（クアッド）」の外相会合が26日、インドのニューデリーで開かれ、対中国を念頭に重要鉱物やエネルギーなど経済安全保障面での連携強化を確認した。中東情勢に関し、ホルムズ海峡に…

10/05/2026

APS Professor Sato on an Indian nems program. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15phKrVuWXh/

For the first time since the Ukraine war began, Vladimir Putin says he is open to meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Russia hints at possible peace negotiations....

16/11/2025

APS IR professors will be speaking on this public forum.

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, J Building, Room 201 Classroom and Zoom (Simultaneous interpretation in Japanese and English available)

31/10/2025

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APS Professor Sato is quoted.

Sanae Takaichi is unlikely to push to improve ties with Moscow, virtually frozen under previous prime ministers, experts say.

16/08/2025

My comments on Japan's naval visit to Wellington are quoted on South China Morning Post. Thank you, Maria Siow.

The dispatch of warships underscores Tokyo’s commitment to a ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific, providing a ‘diplomatic alternative’ to China, analysts say.

17/05/2025

《外務省有数の〝アフリカ通〟として、ここ十数年のアフリカ大陸での中国の伸長ぶりには驚かされてきたという》　 　東アフリカ、西アフリカ、南部地域を問わず、アフリ…