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Speaking out

Nov 26, 2025 (Wed)

【#1316】Counter Goliath’s Pressure with Flexibility

November 25, 2025 　 After angering a giant like Goliath, Japan should counter China’s coercive pressure with a flexible response strategy. In the Old Testament story, young shepherd David used a sli...

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Nov 19, 2025 (Wed)

【#1315】China’s New Aircraft Carrier Can Operate on 2nd Island Chain

November 17, 2025 　 On November 5, the Chinese Navy commissioned its third aircraft carrier, Fujian, at the Sanya Naval Base in Hainan Province located in China’s Southern Theater Command. It is Chi...

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Nov 19, 2025 (Wed)

【#1314】Mentioning Survival-Threating Situation Leads to Deterrence

November 17, 2025 　 At the House of Representatives Budget Committee on November 7, representatives from the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, including former Foreign Minister Ka...

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Nov 19, 2025 (Wed)

【#1313】China’s Japan Travel Restrictions: Just What We Wanted

November 17, 2025 　 In response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s parliamentary remarks suggesting that a Taiwan emergency could constitute an existential threat to Japan, the Chinese gove...

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Nov 18, 2025 (Tue)

【#1312】Deport Chinese Consul General in Osaka

November 17, 2025 　 Chinese classics emphasize that etiquette should be prized. The Analects of Confucius include a famous passage: “Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is ...

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Nov 13, 2025 (Thu)

【#1311】Exercises Can Shift to Real Taiwan Invasion, says Chinese Military Paper

November 10, 2025 　 The People’s Liberation Army Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese military, recently ran a front-page article stating that the military’s joint training has deepened, all...

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Nov 13, 2025 (Thu)

【#1310】Sanaenomics Core Lies in Countering China

November 10, 2025 　 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s messages have quickly penetrated a wide range of working generations through social media and gained high support. What public opinion ex...

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Nov 05, 2025 (Wed)

【#1309】Significant Japan-U.S. Rare Earth Cooperation around Minami-Torishima

November 4, 2025 　 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump at their meeting on October 28 agreed to create a framework for stable procurement of critical minerals and ...

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Nov 05, 2025 (Wed)

【#1308】PLA Prioritizes New-Domain Forces and Practical Training in New Plan

November 4, 2025 　 The Chinese Communist Party adopted the Central Committee recommendations that set the basic course for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) at the fourth plenary session of the 20...

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Nov 05, 2025 (Wed)

【#1307】Hopes and Challenges for New LDP-led Coalition

November 4, 2025 　 The establishment of a coalition government between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party provides a historic opportunity to restore Japan under conservative...

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