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Why Japan is pushing for a more ‘proactive’ Southeast Asia amid great-power rivalry
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Tokyo. The first report grouped here was at 29 Oct 2026, 11:11 UTC. The headline in use is “Why Japan is pushing for a more ‘proactive’ Southeast Asia amid great-power rivalry”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Japan wants a more united and proactive Southeast Asia as it sees Asean as a bulwark against an intensifying great-power rivalry, analysts say, while uncertainty over Washington’s long-term Indo-Pacific strategy has deepened Tokyo’s concerns about the region’s future. Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday urged Southeast Asian nations to…
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Why Japan is pushing for a more ‘proactive’ Southeast Asia amid great-power rivalry
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