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Speaking out

Apr 09, 2025 (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...

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Apr 09, 2025 (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...

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Apr 03, 2025 (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...

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Apr 02, 2025 (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...

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Apr 02, 2025 (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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Mar 25, 2025 (Tue)

【#1237】Japan Should Develop Taiwan Strategy Quickly

March 24, 2025 　 The U.S. national security strategy is undergoing a tectonic shift under the Trump administration. Washington has made conspicuous moves to withdraw from Europe, including beginnin...

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Mar 19, 2025 (Wed)

【#1236】North Korea Building Nuclear Submarine

March 17, 2025 　 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected an “important shipyard” to check the construction of a “nuclear strategic guided missile submarine,” according to the Rodong Sinmun, the of...

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Mar 19, 2025 (Wed)

【#1235】Ishiba Should Resign Soon after Budget Enactment

March 17, 2025 　 The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s revitalizing power is being questioned over the issue of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s distribution of 100,000-yen gift certificates to 15 ne...

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Mar 19, 2025 (Wed)

【#1234】Develop Grand Strategy to Avoid U.S. Auto Tariffs

March 17, 2025 　 Following the imposition of additional tariffs on steel and aluminum products, U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to introduce “reciprocal tariffs” that would raise U.S. tariffs ...

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Mar 12, 2025 (Wed)

【#1233】Beware of China’s Seizure of Dual-use Technologies

March 10, 2025 　 Chinese government under Presidents Xi Jinping has made clear its policy of military buildup amid economic stagnation at the National People’s Congress (NPC), the Communist Party-le...

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