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2025.04.23 (Wed)

【#1245】Consumption Tax Is Not Non-Tariff Barrier

April 21, 2025 　 Non-tariff barriers refer to practices and legal regulations and systems that limit the competitiveness of imported goods in ways other than tariffs. If tough quality and safety sta...

2025.04.23 (Wed)

【#1244】Japan’s China Strategy Questioned under Trump’s Tariff Policy

April 21, 2025 　 The international community has been shaken by large-scale tariffs imposed by the U.S. Donald Trump administration. As for Japan, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba promptly held a telep...

2025.04.16 (Wed)

【#1243】Ishiba Should Offer Trump Financial Cooperation

April 14, 2025 　 While the U.S. Donald Trump administration and the Chinese Xi Jinping government are intensifying their tariff war, the situation is not necessarily in favor of the United States. T...

2025.04.09 (Wed)

【#1242】Worrying about South Korean Conservatives Going Far Right

April 7, 2025 　 On April 4, South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed President Yoon Suk Yeol. South Korea has thus managed to dismiss the president who declared martial law while being obsessed wi...

2025.04.09 (Wed)

【#1241】Don’t Fall into Japan-China-S.Korea FTA Trap

April 7, 2025 　 U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff policy will come into effect on April 9. The policy represents a crude approach that sets an additional tariff rate based on the ratio...

2025.04.03 (Thu)

【#1240】Unification Church Dissolution Order Violates Religious Freedom

March 31, 2025 　 On March 25, the Tokyo District Court ordered the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as the Unification Church, to dissolve as a religious corporation...

2025.04.02 (Wed)

【#1239】Trump’s High-Tariff Guns Shooting Allies

March 31, 2025 　 The U.S. Trump 2.0 administration’s high-tariff guns, including an additional 25% tariff on auto imports, are taking on the semblance of indiscriminate shooting. High tariffs are ce...

2025.04.02 (Wed)

【#1238】Ishiba Should Warn Withdrawal from Farm Import Concession

March 31, 2025 　 U.S. President Donald Trump announced on March 26 that an additional 25% tariff will be imposed from April 3 on all imported autos including those from Japan. Given Japan’s auto exp...

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