2016, February Archives
【#360(Special)】Breaking the “1 Millisievert” Curse
February 25, 2016 During a speech on February 7 in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Minister of the Environment Tamayo Marukawa, referring to the decontamination targets following the accident a...
【#359】Implications of China’s Militarization in South China Sea
February 22, 2016 The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed the HQ-9 sophisticated surface-to-air missiles (SAM) on Woody Island of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. W...
【#358】S. Korea Radically Revises Policies on North and China
February 15, 2016 As soon as North Korea launched a long-range rocket, a de facto intercontinental ballistic missile, on February 7, the South Korean government announced that it would immedi...
February 8, 2016 During late January, I went on a lecture tour of the United States giving talks on “China’s Maritime Expansion.” While in America, I became keenly aware of the fact that the J...
【#356】Next FONOP Should Be Held near Mischief Reef
February 8, 2016 On January 30, the United States carried out a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in which a U.S. naval ship passed through waters within 12 nautical miles from a China-c...
【#355】Don’t Misunderstand N. Korea’s Nuclear Missile Strategy
February 8, 2016 On February 7, North Korea test-launched a ballistic missile. The test represented the Kim Jong-un regime’s demonstrative provocation that came before Japan and the United Na...
February 1, 2016 While the eyes of the world have been distracted by China’s strategy of claiming a monopoly ownership of the South China Sea, Chinese public vessels have been increasing thei...
【#353】Japan Must Adopt Fast Breeder Reactor
February 1, 2016 As a fast breeder reactor that produces fuel while generating electricity uses dangerous sodium as coolant, experiences and expertise regarding sodium must be accumulated for...