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Sep 18, 2025
【#1288】LDP Leadership Candidates Must Present National Visions
Kiyofumi Iwata ー The United States has abandoned its leadership in maintaining the international order under the Trump administration’s “America First” foreign policy, while “rule by force” is about to become a fait accompli in Ukraine. The sight of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean .... ＜Read more＞
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Sep 18, 2025
【#1287】LDP Should Elect Fighting Politician as Its New Leader
Tsutomu Nishioka ー I would like a fighting politician to become the next leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that there are two types of politicians: politicians who fight and those who do not fight. When Masaharu Gotoda, Hiromu Nonaka, Koichi Kato, and other liberal supporters of the .... ＜Read more＞

‘Assessing the Trump Administration: an unprecedented, immediate decision’
- Jul 11, 2025 ー On June 27, Mr. Fred Fleitz, Co-President of the Washington Global Strategy Group (WGSG), who served as Chief of Staff and Executive Director of the National Security Council in the first Trump administration, visited our office.

Comprehensive Security Project: Analysis Article in JAPAN Forward
- Jun 09, 2025 ー On Jun 9, THE JAPAN Forward published an analysis article titled “JINF Report: Is China's Senkaku Takeover Ever Closer?”.

Comprehensive Security Project: Analysis Article in Yomiuri Shimbun / THE JAPAN NEWS
- May 07, 2025 ー On May 2, THE JAPAN NEWS published an analysis article titled “China Building Ship That Could Be Used Against Taiwan; Satellites Spot Dual-Use Vessel about 200 Meters Long”. This article was already published in Japanese at Yomiuri Shimbun. The purpose of “Comprehensive Security Project” is to analyze information on changes in the security environment surrounding Japan using satellite images as one of the tools, so that every citizen can recognize threats to Japan in a tangible manner. Please see below for the details May 2, 2025 THE JAPAN NEWS “Click image to read the article, online.”

Comprehensive Security Project: Analysis Article in Yomiuri Shimbun / THE JAPAN NEWS
- Mar 25, 2025 ー On Mar. 24, THE JAPAN NEWS published an analysis article titled “Think Tank Suspects Delay in Attack Plan Against Taiwan; China’s Xi Orders Military to Make Up Delay in 5-Year Plan”. This article was already published in Japanese at Yomiuri Shimbun. The purpose of “Comprehensive Security Project” is to analyze information on changes in the security environment surrounding Japan using satellite images as one of the tools, so that every citizen can recognize threats to Japan in a tangible manner. Please see below for the details March 24, 2025 THE JAPAN NEWS “Click image to read the article, online.”

Comprehensive Security Project: Analysis Article in Yomiuri Shimbun / THE JAPAN NEWS
- Mar 04, 2025 ー On Mar. 3, THE JAPAN NEWS published an analysis article titled “China Increases Bases with Missiles Capable of Striking All of Japan; Satellite Images Show Possibility of Further Facilities in Future”. This article was already published in Japanese at Yomiuri Shimbun. The purpose of “Comprehensive Security Project” is to analyze information on changes in the security environment surrounding Japan using satellite images as one of the tools, so that every citizen can recognize threats to Japan in a tangible manner. Please see below for the details March 3, 2025 THE JAPAN NEWS “Click image to read the article, online.”

The 12th "Kokkiken Japan Study Award"

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【#1286】Three Key Issues to Address in LDP Leadership Race
Michio Ezaki ー In the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s upcoming leadership race, I would like to see lively debates on Japan’s national issues. I would like candidates to actively discuss three key topics: reducing the consumption tax, revising the renewable energy promotion policy, and raising defense spending to 3% of gross

【#1285】China Demonstrating Military Power to Force Japan to Submit
Satoshi Hirano ー In conjunction with a military parade on September 3, China, irrespective of historical facts, campaigned that it fought on the eastern front of the world anti-fascist war and that the Chinese Communist Party, which materialized the second united front with the Nationalist Party or Kuomintang through the 1936 Xi’an