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Mar 19, 2025
【#1236】North Korea Building Nuclear Submarine
Tsutomu Nishioka ー 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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Mar 19, 2025
【#1235】Ishiba Should Resign Soon after Budget Enactment
Takashi Arimoto ー 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 .... ＜Read more＞

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.”

Comprehensive Security Project: Analysis Article in Yomiuri Shimbun / THE JAPAN NEWS
- Jan 28, 2025 ー On Jan. 28, THE JAPAN NEWS published an analysis article titled “China May Have Practiced Blocking U.S. Forces in Drill Near Taiwan, Says Japan Institute for National Fundamentals”. This article was already published in Japanese on Jan. 27 at Yomiuri Shimbun. “Comprehensive Security Project” to analyze regional situations through the use of satellite imagery as a new approach to security. The purpose of this 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 January 28, 2025 THE JAPAN NEWS […]

Comprehensive Security Project: Analysis Article in Sankei Shimbun / JAPAN Forward
- Jan 14, 2025 ー On Jan. 14, the JAPAN Forward published an analysis article titled “China’s ICBM Progress Marks a New Phase in Nuclear Competition”. This article was already published in Japanese on Jan. 9 at Sankei Shimbun. “Comprehensive Security Project” to analyze regional situations through the use of satellite imagery as a new approach to security. The purpose of this 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 January 14, 2025 JAPAN Forward “Click image to read the article, online.”

Comprehensive Security Project: Analysis Article in Sankei Shimbun / JAPAN Forward
- Sep 17, 2024 ー In April of this year, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) launched the “Comprehensive Security Project” to analyze regional situations through the use of satellite imagery as a new approach to security. The purpose of this 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. On Sep 16, the JAPAN Forward published an analysis article titled “Chinese Naval Base Expansion Near Senkakus a New Concern”. This article was already published in Japanese on Aug.18 at Sankei Shimbun. Please see below for the details 　 […]

The Eleventh Kokkiken Japan Study Award
- Jun 11, 2024 ー The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals, JINF, established “Kokkiken Japan Study Award” in 2014, to encourage and honor outstanding works in the field of Japanese studies at home and abroad that contribute to the furthering of understanding of Japan in the areas of politics, national security, diplomacy, history, education and culture, among others. JINF has decided The Eleventh Kokkiken Japan Study Award recipients follows; Japan Study AwardJohn Mark Ramseyer Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies, at Harvard Law School 　 Ianfu Seidorei Setsu wo Harvard Daigaku Ramseyer Kyoju ga Kanzen Ronpa (Heart Shuppan, 2023) ― English translation: [Complete Refutation by Prof Ramseyer] Japan Study Special AwardTei Taikin Professor Emeritus. Tokyo […]

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【#1234】Develop Grand Strategy to Avoid U.S. Auto Tariffs
Masahiko Hosokawa ー 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,

【#1233】Beware of China’s Seizure of Dual-use Technologies
Hideo Tamura ー Chinese government under Presidents Xi Jinping has made clear its policy of military buildup amid economic stagnation at the National People’s Congress (NPC), the Communist Party-led parliament, which will end in Beijing on March 11. The government will hasten to strengthen dual-use technologies such as advanced