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Jan 28, 2026 (Wed)

【#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...

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Jan 28, 2026 (Wed)

【#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...

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Jan 28, 2026 (Wed)

【#1338】Growth of Pro-Constitutional Revision Forces Needed in General Election

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...

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Jan 22, 2026 (Thu)

【#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...

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Jan 22, 2026 (Thu)

【#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...

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Jan 21, 2026 (Wed)

【#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 ...

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Jan 21, 2026 (Wed)

【#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...

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Jan 15, 2026 (Thu)

【#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 ...

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Jan 14, 2026 (Wed)

【#1332】Japan’s Position Seeks to Restore Democracy in Venezuela

January 13, 2026 　 How should we view the United States’ capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro? Some say that the U.S. action violates the United Nations Charter and international law, and ...

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Jan 14, 2026 (Wed)

【#1331】Venezuela Strike Lowers China’s Taiwan Barrier

January 13, 2026 　 On January 3, the United States launched a military attack on Venezuela, capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and taking them to New York. The Trump administ...

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