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Jul 15, 2026
【#1386】China Fired SLBM to Develop Nuclear Triad
Maki Nakagawa On July 6, China announced that its Navy’s strategic nuclear submarine (SSBN) fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that accurately hit the target waters in the Pacific high seas. This was a launch of a strategic nuclear missile on a minimum energy trajectory—the most efficient flight pattern—following the .... <Read more>
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Jul 08, 2026
【#1385】Current Yen Weakness Provides Opportunity for Investment in Growth
Hideo Tamura The current weakness of the yen should be viewed as a strong tailwind for Japan’s economic restructuring. Japan does not have to be swayed by greedy currency speculators who are striving to sell the yen. 17 strategic areas for enhancing national power The yen’s depreciation makes production in Japan more favorable and .... <Read more>

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【#1384】Japan-India Strategic Relations Elevated to New Stage
Masahiko Hosokawa Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to India from July 1 to 3 may be regarded as having clearly succeeded in elevating Japan-India relations to a new stage. Takaichi and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi shared basic policies on the three pillars of national security, economic security, and economic exchange,

【#1383】Japan’s Parliament Must Confront Its “Galapagos Politics”
Takashi Arimoto Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has decided not to attend a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit to be held in Turkey in July. The reported reason for the decision is that she gives priority to a busy parliamentary schedule toward the approaching end of the current ordinary Diet session. Following former