【#1272】Any Political Upheaval in China?
July 14, 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping’s absence from the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7 has sparked a lot of speculation. As this marks the first time Xi has missed the BRICS summ...
【#1271】A Deplorable Reality: The LDP’s No. 2 Is a China-Flatterer
July 14, 2025 I have no words other than “a China-flatterer” to characterize the current No. 2 leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. LDP Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama has been de...
【#1270】Amend Constitution to Overcome National Crisis
July 7, 2025 Japan is now, quite literally, facing a national crisis. As China steadily prepares for an invasion of Taiwan and the risk of a Taiwan-Japan contingency rises, the U.S. Trump administ...
【#1269】Ishiba to Blame as Trump’s Tariff Salvo Hits Japan
July 7, 2025 As the July 9 deadline for Japan-U.S. trade negotiations was approaching, U.S. President Donald Trump voiced his dissatisfaction with Japan’s stance and threatened to raise tariffs on...
【#1268】Americans Should Reflect on Atomic Bomb Justification Remarks
June 30, 2025 Japan cannot ignore what U.S. President Donald Trump said in The Hague, the Netherlands. He said: “[U.S. military strikes on Iran] ended the war. I don’t want to use an example of...
【#1267】Ishiba Should Address Defense Hike in Election
June 30, 2025 Wasn’t Japan playing a leading role in deepening cooperation between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its Indo-Pacific partners? Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was invited t...
【#1266】Japan Should Revise Outdated Strategy Documents Within This Year
June 30, 2025 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization at its summit on June 25 approved a goal of increasing defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in each member country by 2035. E...
【#1265】Attacks on Iran Represent War on Terror
June 23, 2025 The Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran should be understood as an extension of the war on terror launched by the U.S. George W. Bush administration. In response to the September 11, 20...
【#1264】Don’t Allow Terrorist-Sponsoring Nation to Get Nuclear-Armed
June 23, 2025 In the early hours of June 22 (Iranian time), the U.S. military forces attacked Iranian nuclear facilities at three locations. Although the extent of the damage is not clear as of no...
【#1263】Ishiba Failing to Criticize U.S. Attacks on Iran
June 23, 2025 Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has frequently faced criticism for his double standards since taking office last autumn. His remarks reflecting these double standards resurfac...