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Dec 10, 2025
【#1321】Questionable Advisability of BOJ’s Biased Approach to Rate Hikes
Hideo Tamura ー The Bank of Japan led by Governor Kazuo Ueda is likely to raise the policy interest rate, or the benchmark for short-term interest rates, by 0.25 percentage points to 0.75% at its monetary policy meeting late next week. The purpose is to stop the yen’s depreciation. However, this is inexplicable. The impact of interest rate .... ＜Read more＞
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Dec 10, 2025
【#1320】New Trump Strategy and Japan’s Course
Kiyofumi Iwata ー The U.S. National Security Strategy has been published. The strategy, though being named so, provides an extremely limited analysis of threats and a few references to the Russia-Ukraine war and makes no mention of North Korea. It makes no criticism of authoritarian countries, tarnishing the image of the United .... ＜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.”

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【#1319】Japan and U.S. Must Fight China’s Information War Together
Yasushi Tomiyama ー A fierce Chinese information war is unfolding over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s parliamentary statement that a Taiwan emergency, if it involves the U.S. military, could lead to a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan, thus enabling Japan to exercise the right of collective self-defense. Japanese and

【#1318】China’s 1st Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Under Construction?
Maki Nakagawa ー China is building a large vessel, believed to be its fourth aircraft carrier, at a dockyard in Dalian, Liaoning Province. Satellite images confirm that frames similar to those for a nuclear reactor containment vessel have been installed, suggesting a strong possibility that China has begun to build its first nuclear aircraft