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Mar 25, 2025
【#1237】Japan Should Develop Taiwan Strategy Quickly
Kiyofumi Iwata The U.S. national security strategy is undergoing a tectonic shift under the Trump administration. Washington has made conspicuous moves to withdraw from Europe, including beginning to consider relinquishing the post of Supreme Allied Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a post the United States has .... <Read more>
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Mar 19, 2025
【#1236】North Korea Building Nuclear Submarine
Tsutomu Nishioka North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected an “important shipyard” to check the construction of a “nuclear strategic guided missile submarine,” according to the Rodong Sinmun, the official organ of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party, and other North Korean media on March 8. North Korea has set a goal of building a .... <Read more>

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【#1235】Ishiba Should Resign Soon after Budget Enactment
Takashi Arimoto The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s revitalizing power is being questioned over the issue of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s distribution of 100,000-yen gift certificates to 15 new LDP Lower House members through his secretary prior to his dinner with them. The question is whether the LDP could force the Ishiba

【#1234】Develop Grand Strategy to Avoid U.S. Auto Tariffs
Masahiko Hosokawa Following the imposition of additional tariffs on steel and aluminum products, U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to introduce “reciprocal tariffs” that would raise U.S. tariffs to the same level as trading partners’ trade barriers and impose additional tariffs on automobiles in April. In response, Japanese Economy,