2023, December Archives
December 26, 2023 Japan is now plagued with serious domestic troubles and external threats. The current crisis Japan faces is even deeper than the crisis during Meiji Restoration period when lean ...
【#1100】Why Not Face up to N. Korean Nuclear Threats?
December 25, 2023 On December 18, North Korea conducted a launch drill of a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile. The solid-fuel ICBM was test-fired in April and July. As I have repeatedl...
December 18, 2023 At a cabinet meeting in December last year, the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida thoroughly revised the National Security Strategy and other related documents, moving t...
【#1098】Discarding Old Equipment Does Not Strengthen War Potential
December 11, 2023 It is said that logistics determine the outcome of war. It is also said that there is no victory without air supremacy. Ukraine’s counteroffensive since June has failed to achiev...
【#1097】Political Will Required to Enhance Japan-Taiwan Deterrence
December 11, 2023 While the war between Russia and Ukraine has plunged into a stalemate, the Congress of the United States, the largest military supporter for Ukraine, has been unable to agree on ...
December 4, 2023 The ruling parties’ coordination on Japan’s overseas defense equipment transfers between Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito is in disarray as the latter ha...