【#1342】Xi Purges Old Generals to Complete Military Reform
February 2, 2026 Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced on January 24 that, following deliberations by the Communist Party Central, a decision had been made to open a case and investigate ...
【#1341】North Korean Abduction Issue behind Lower House Dissolution
One of the major purposes of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decision to dissolve the House of Representatives for a general election in the middle of winter was to a make progress on the abd...
【#1340】U.S. National Defense Strategy Puts Japan’s Resolve to the Test
January 26, 2026 The U.S. Department of Defense issued the National Defense Strategy (NDS) on January 23. The Pentagon’s priorities identified in the NDS are (1) U.S. homeland defense, (2) deterre...
【#1339】Ruling Overlooks Significant Social Impact of Abe Assassination
January 26, 2026 The Nara District Court sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life imprisonment for shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to death. I believe the sentence should have been th...
January 26, 2026 The House of Representatives election was officially announced on January 27, with voting and ballot counting to take place on February 8. It is desirable for forces advocating co...
【#1337】Regulatory Authority Reform Needed After Nuclear Plant Scandal
January 19, 2026 Chubu Electric Power Co. was found to have possibly underestimated the expected earthquake ground motion (the “design basis seismic ground motion”) in the safety review of the Ham...
【#1336】South Korean President Continuing History War at Home
January 19, 2026 South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visited China from January 4 to 7 and Japan from January 13 to 14. During the visits, Lee sealed anti-Japan diplomacy that brings historical p...
【#1335】Japan’s Future Course at Stake in Lower House Election
January 13, 2026 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve the House of Representatives at the outset of the annual National Diet session on January 23. Both ruling and opposition camp ...
【#1334】Japan, U.S. Can Cooperate in Blocking China’s Regional Hegemony
January 19, 2026 “The days of the United States propping up the entire world order like Atlas are over,” says the U.S. National Security Strategy released last December, officially reaffirming the...
【#1333】China’s Year-End Exercise Focused on Denying U.S. Forces Access
January 13, 2026 The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, whose primary mission is an invasion of Taiwan, conducted a joint exercise called “Justice Mission-2025” from ...


