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Aug 19, 2026
【#1395】Ishiba’s Unfounded Criticism of Takaichi’s Tax Cut
Hideo Tamura Eighty-one years have passed since the end of World War II. After rising to become an economic superpower second only to the United States in 1968, Japan entered a prolonged period of economic stagnation in the second half of the 1990s and still remains in the doldrums. This situation, often called “the second defeat,” is .... <Read more>
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Aug 19, 2026
【#1394】Nuclear Paralysis in Japan’s Defense White Paper
Kunio Orita On August 4, Japan’s Defense White Paper for 2026 was released. While accurately recognizing the international community is facing its “greatest trial since World War II,” it is hard to say that the accompanying discussions commensurate with that recognition. First, although depicting Japan as surrounded by three .... <Read more>

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【#1393】Revise 10-Year Stay Requirement Under Permanent Residency Tightening
Tsutomu Nishioka The Japanese government has settled on a policy to toughen permanent residency requirements for foreign nationals. It will, in principle, require applicants to have an annual income above the average for Japanese households and to have a projected pension benefit that meets the standard level received after 30 years of

【#1392】Takaichi Should Steadily Implement Tax Cut and Growth Strategy
Hideo Tamura On July 30, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced her plan to lower the consumption tax on food products from 8% to 1% for two years from next April. This will be the first cut in the consumption tax in Japan since its introduction in April 1989. Although the plan meets her Liberal Democratic Party’s campaign