【#1000】Japanese Should Stand up Heroically
January 16, 2023 The challenge for Japan and the world in 2023 is to prevent Taiwan from becoming a second Ukraine. China’s invasion of Taiwan will naturally lead to the invasion of Japan. We must...
【#999】China’s Unjustifiable Visa Suspension
January 16, 2023 At a time when the threat of COVID-19 spread originating from China is growing again, China’s retaliation against Japan’s enhanced border controls is unjustifiable for double reas...
【#998】Looming Local Clash and Famine on Korean Peninsula
January 10, 2023 Military tensions are rising again on the Korean Peninsula. Amid tensions in 2017, then U.S. President Donald Trump exerted military pressure on North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un ...
【#997】Do Not Dampen Wage Hike Momentum
December 26, 2022 The Bank of Japan on December 20 decided to expand the allowable fluctuation range from 25 basis points to 50 basis points for the benchmark 10-year government bond yield. The de...
【#996】Longing for a Japanese de Gaulle or Churchill
December 26, 2022 As I have been assigned to looking back upon the past year, I would like to make a personal observation. The problem to which I have persistently been giving attention is that Ja...
【#995】Overcome Defense Ministry’s Self-Sufficiency Sentiment
December 19, 2022 The Japanese government has released its three security documents including the National Security Strategy. I appreciate these documents as turning around Japan’s national securi...
【#994】Japan’s Historic Defense Policy Turnaround
December 19, 2022 At a cabinet meeting on December 16, the Japanese government decided on its three strategic documents, namely, the National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy and Defen...
【#993】Opposing Tax Hikes for Defense Budget
December 12, 2022 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has indicated a policy of raising taxes to cover some 1 trillion yen as financial resources for increasing Japan’s defense spending. While Kishida sh...
【#992】Strike Back China’s Information Warfare Operations
December 7, 2022 The ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s big defeat in late November’s local elections in Taiwan came at a time when the party’s approval rating at 33.5% was higher than 18.6% fo...
【#991】Nuclear Energy Activating Growth Strategy
December 5, 2022 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed to utilize nuclear power generation in August. In response, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry presented a draft plan for...