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2021.03.25 (Thu)

【#778】Rakuten Plagued with Tencent Risk

March 23, 2021 　 In the March 18 Speaking Out (#774) column, I pointed out concerns over investment in Rakuten Inc. by Japan Post Holdings Co. and a subsidiary of Chinese information technology gian...

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2021.03.18 (Thu)

【#774】Economic Security Pitfalls behind Japan Post-Rakuten Partnership

March 15, 2021 　 Japan Post Holdings Co. and Rakuten Inc. announced their equity and business partnership on March 12, sending a shock wave throughout Japan. In response to an equity share offer b...

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2021.03.04 (Thu)

【#767】Supply Chain Review Providing Chance for Japan-U.S. Cooperation

March 1, 2021 　 On February 24, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order mandating a review of supply chains for four critical products: computer chips, large-capacity batteries, pharmac...

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2021.02.17 (Wed)

【#762】Biden’s Hardline China Policy Limited to Rhetoric?

February 15, 2021 　 U.S. President Joseph Biden held his first telephone talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week. The White House said Biden conveyed his concerns about Beijing’s crackdo...

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2020.12.07 (Mon)

【#742(Special)】Wake up, America, and Come Back to TPP

December 3, 2020 　 On November 20, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his willingness to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement. Just after signing the Regional Comprehensive ...

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2020.11.26 (Thu)

【#740(Special)】RCEP Signed: Mixed Thinking of Parties Concerned

November 24, 2020 　 Fifteen countries including Japan, China, South Korea and the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations members have signed their Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, o...

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2020.11.26 (Thu)

【#739】There Can Be No Indo-Pacific Strategy without “Free and Open”

November 24, 2020 　 A remark by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to the press after an online meeting with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on November 14 created a ...

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2020.11.11 (Wed)

【#737(Special)】Proposing Strategic Cooperation with Biden in Green Initiatives

November 9, 2020 　 Joe Biden has secured victory in the U.S. presidential election. One of the keys to considering Japan’s strategy for relations with the United States under a Biden administration ...

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2020.07.08 (Wed)

【#696】Consider National Security in Doing Business with China

July 6, 2020 　 As the U.S.-China conflict escalates, Japanese business sector’s consciousness of national security is a matter of concern. Business opportunities in the huge Chinese market naturally...

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2020.04.07 (Tue)

【#669】Create Sovereign Wealth Fund under Stimulus Package

April 6, 2020 　 Countries have come up with massive economic stimulus packages in response to serious economic losses on the new coronavirus pandemic. While livelihood support and unemployment measu...

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