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Japan raises its defences

Gideon talks to Takako Hikotani of the Asia Society Policy Institute about how Japanese attitudes towards security have changed in light of the war in Ukraine and China’s more aggressive stance in the South China Sea. Clips: CNA Follow Gideon on X @<a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gideonrachman</a> Free links to read more on this topic: <a href="https://on.ft.com/4e1F3Ox" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Japan says China’s airspace incursion ‘totally unacceptable’</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3T6kY1C" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Never a zealot, Fumio Kishida showed a surprising fearlessness</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4dYQy9n" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China rejects Nato accusations of supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3T6TTeM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US and Japan announce ‘most significant’ upgrade to military alliance</a> Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Simon Panayi. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4247bedd-063b-4ec7-9722-e0deb31b4ec9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.