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Nov 04, 2026
【#1414】Don’t Repeat Hollywood’s Mistake
Tomoko Seo ー Beijing is putting pressure on the popular Japanese TV drama “Vivant” airing on the TBS network. The drama is a fictional entertainment work. At a press briefing on October 29, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun criticized the drama, saying, “This TV drama once again exposed the persistent .... <Read more>
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Nov 04, 2026
【#1413】Japan’s Historic Responsibility: Fundamental Revision of National Security Documents
Takashi Arimoto ー The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, have agreed with the opposition Democratic Party for the People on a bill to reduce the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives by 31. The bill for the largest postwar reduction of parliamentary .... <Read more>

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【#1412】Japan Should Be Prepared to Defy Great Powers’ Domestic Political Timeline
Hiroshi Yuasa ー Will the world move towards U.S.-China “great power confrontation” or U.S.-China-Russia “great power management”? Domestic political calendars in great powers over the next few years may increase the incentive for their leaders to seek opportunities through external action in order to consolidate their power or cope with

【#1411】Unignorable Deterioration of U.S.-South Korea Relations
Tsutomu Nishioka ー The deterioration of relations between South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung administration and the United States has become public. While U.S. intelligence agencies have repeatedly sent messages of no confidence to a pro-Pyongyang group within the South Korean administration, President Lee has continued to defend the