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Officials in Japan have signaled growing concern regarding potential tensions in the Taiwan Strait in recent months. For the first time, the Ministry of Defense explicitly framed stability surrounding Taiwan as important to Japan’s own security in the Defense of Japan 2021 white paper, released in July. Darlene Onuorah interviewed Yasuhiro Matsuda (University of Tokyo) to explore the incorporation of Taiwan in this year’s defense white paper, including the implications for Japan’s Taiwan policy, the U.S.-Japan alliance, and the new Kishida administration.