Masahiko Hosokawa's Archives
【#1206】Yoon’s Self-Destructing Action Leaves Economic Security Fluid
December 9, 2024 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shocking declaration of martial law and its failure have jolted Japan, too. While the South Korean National Assembly has failed to pass an i...
December 2, 2024 On November 30, the Chinese government resumed short-term visa exemption for Japan. The Japanese government welcomed the move as indicating China’s positive stance toward improvin...
【#1201】Ishiba’s Precarious Diplomatic Debut
November 25, 2024 The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Group of 20 (G20) summit meetings had been supposed to be a showcase for new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s diplomatic ...
【#1164】Economic Impacts of Trump’s Possible Comeback
July 29, 2024 As former President Donald Trump and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris are expected to vie for the U.S. presidency in the November election, the potential outcome is attracting ...
【#1142】Integrate Aspect of Economic Security for Global Partnership
April 22, 2024 “We have become your global partner,” said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his visit to the United States earlier this month. The words carry significant weight. Theref...
【#1094】Poor U.S. Government Reality Exposed through IPEF Talks
November 21, 2023 The U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial and leaders’ meetings took place last week, producing agreement on “decarbonization” and “clean economy” out of th...
September 4, 2023 Japan lacks diplomatic strategy to counter China’s embargo on Japanese seafood. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, though giving priority to prompt measures to support fishermen, has ...
August 28, 2023 China has announced an import ban on seafood from Japan. One month ago, I proposed Japan to take countermeasures to China’s blanket inspections of Japanese seafood in this Speaking...
【#1061】Do Not Overreact to China’s Gallium Export Controls
August 7, 2023 China is deploying countermeasures over semiconductors, which are the main battleground of the US-China confrontation. After banning the procurement of products from Micron Technolo...
【#1058】Counter China’s Seafood Import Restrictions
July 24, 2023 In response to the planned ocean release of treated water from Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, China has announced to toughen radiation testing on sea...