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2023.09.06 (Wed)

【#1067】Japan Without Diplomatic Strategy to Counter China’s Seafood Embargo

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 ...

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2023.08.29 (Tue)

【#1065】Take Strategic Actions to Counter China’s Embargo on Japanese Seafood

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...

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2023.08.09 (Wed)

【#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...

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2023.07.26 (Wed)

【#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...

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2023.06.07 (Wed)

【#1043】IPEF Talks Overshadowed by Different Views about China

June 5, 2023 　 An agreement to strengthen supply chains for important materials has been reached at a ministerial meeting of the 14-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) including Japan, the...

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2023.05.31 (Wed)

【#1042】Big Challenges Left after G7 Hiroshima Summit

May 29, 2023 　 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise participation in the Group of Seven (G7) Hiroshima summit attracted global attention, overshadowing the summit’s primary theme of ho...

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2023.03.16 (Thu)

【#1024】Prioritize Rules and Exclude Unprincipled Concession to South Korea

March 13, 2023 　 Japan-South Korea relations are heading toward normalization after Seoul announced a solution to the issue of wartime Korean workers in Japan. It is important to take advantage of t...

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2023.02.14 (Tue)

【#1010】Don’t Distort Export Control Principle in Fear of China’s Reaction

February 9, 2023 　 I received many inquiries on my suggestion in this column on February 6 that Japan should identify China as the target of semiconductor export restrictions being planned under int...

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2023.02.08 (Wed)

【#1006】Meet a New Export Control Age in Restricting Semiconductor to China

February 6, 2023 　 Japan and the Netherlands agreed in late January to join U.S. restrictions of high-end semiconductor exports to China, according to press reports. The Japanese government has refr...

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2022.12.21 (Wed)

【#995】Overcome Defense Ministry’s Self-Sufficiency Sentiment

December 19, 2022 　 The Japanese government has released its three security documents including the National Security Strategy. I appreciate these documents as turning around Japan’s national securi...

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