【#1386】China Fired SLBM to Develop Nuclear Triad
July 13, 2026 On July 6, China announced that its Navy’s strategic nuclear submarine (SSBN) fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that accurately hit the target waters in the Pacific...
【#1385】Current Yen Weakness Provides Opportunity for Investment in Growth
July 6, 2026 The current weakness of the yen should be viewed as a strong tailwind for Japan’s economic restructuring. Japan does not have to be swayed by greedy currency speculators who are striv...
【#1384】Japan-India Strategic Relations Elevated to New Stage
July 6, 2026 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to India from July 1 to 3 may be regarded as having clearly succeeded in elevating Japan-India relations to a new stage. Takaichi and he...
【#1383】Japan’s Parliament Must Confront Its “Galapagos Politics”
June 29, 2026 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has decided not to attend a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit to be held in Turkey in July. The reported reason for the decision is tha...
【#1382】Motor Technology behind Detention of Japanese Nationals in China
June 29, 2026 Two Japanese nationals have been detained by authorities in China since May, it was learned on June 24. The employees of Fuji Electric Co. are believed to be suspected of smuggling g...
【#1381】U.S. Changes Provide Opportunity for Japan
June 23, 2026 The memorandum of understanding on the U.S.-Iran ceasefire underscored the United States’ political defeat. Despite overwhelming Iran with unparalleled military power, the Wall Stree...
【#1380】Government Should Ask BOJ to Be Consistent with National Policy
June 22, 2026 On June 16, the Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1%, the highest level in 31 years, and is poised to raise rates further. If interest rate h...
【#1379】Don’t Let U.S. Withdraw from Asia
June 22, 2026 The Iran War, for which a 60-day ceasefire agreement has been reached for the time being, has laid bare the strategic contradictions of the U.S. Trump administration. While giving pr...
【#1378】For What Purpose Did Xi Visit Pyongyang?
June 15, 2026 On June 8-9, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Pyongyang to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The visit came as their interests aligned to some extent. Kim wanted a Chinese mi...
【#1377】Japan’s Proactive Security Strategy Presented at Shangri-La Dialogue
June 8, 2026 The first significance of this year’s Asia Security Summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, in late May was that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth emphasized that “America is a Pacific ...


