Daily Memo: Japanese Support for Taiwan, North Korean Warnings for Seoul

Meanwhile, Britain is blaming Iran for an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman last week.

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Support for Taiwan. Japan’s defense minister over the weekend called for greater international attention on the “survival of Taiwan,” warning that China is working to envelop the self-ruled island. Japan, traditionally circumspect about cross-strait relations, has taken a number of conspicuous steps in the past month or so in support of Taiwan. This is because […]

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