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Oct 22, 2026
【#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 .... ＜Read more＞
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Oct 22, 2026
【#1410】Learn from Taiwan’s Resolve to Defend Itself
Kiyofumi Iwata ー “As China’s economic coercion intensifies, Japan and Taiwan should jointly build ‘reliable supply chains’ in the field of dual-use components.” As the author made this proposal at the Japan-Taiwan Future Technology Forum in Taipei co-hosted by Taiwan’s Indo-Pacific Strategic Think Tank and the Japan Institute for .... ＜Read more＞

An article written by Kurosawa was published in Column “Periscpoe” by KIMS
- Feb 25, 2026 ー Researcher Seiji Kurosawa of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals(JINF) has published his paper “The Changing Face of America: National Guard Deployments and Drug Smuggling Ship Attacks” in the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS).

‘Assessing the Trump Administration: an unprecedented, immediate decision’
- Jul 11, 2025 ー On June 27, Mr. Fred Fleitz, Co-President of the Washington Global Strategy Group (WGSG), who served as Chief of Staff and Executive Director of the National Security Council in the first Trump administration, visited our office.

Comprehensive Security Project: Analysis Article in JAPAN Forward
- Jun 09, 2025 ー On Jun 9, THE JAPAN Forward published an analysis article titled “JINF Report: Is China's Senkaku Takeover Ever Closer?”.

Comprehensive Security Project: Analysis Article in Yomiuri Shimbun / THE JAPAN NEWS
- May 07, 2025 ー On May 2, THE JAPAN NEWS published an analysis article titled “China Building Ship That Could Be Used Against Taiwan; Satellites Spot Dual-Use Vessel about 200 Meters Long”. 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 May 2, 2025 THE JAPAN NEWS “Click image to read the article, online.”

Comprehensive Security Project: Analysis Article in Yomiuri Shimbun / THE JAPAN NEWS
- Mar 25, 2025 ー On Mar. 24, THE JAPAN NEWS published an analysis article titled “Think Tank Suspects Delay in Attack Plan Against Taiwan; China’s Xi Orders Military to Make Up Delay in 5-Year Plan”. 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 24, 2025 THE JAPAN NEWS “Click image to read the article, online.”

Shape National Discussion on Strengthening Nuclear Deterrence

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【#1409】Japan Should Urgently Enact Anti-Espionage Law
Takashi Arimoto ー TV footage showing that the Russian Federal Security Service detained a male correspondent at the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk bureau of Japan’s Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper on suspicion of espionage and took him to Moscow laid bare the vulnerability of Japan as a sovereign nation. China, for its part, has detained

【#1408】Takaichi’s Diplomacy Derailed China’s Strategy to Isolate Japan
Masahiko Hosokawa ー On October 8, Hong Kong’s English-language newspaper South China Morning Post reported that U.S. President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping at their meeting in Washington last month to lift export restrictions on rare earths and other items against Japan. Trump reportedly claimed that the