【#990】U.S. Report on Chinese Military Power and Japan’s Response
December 5, 2022 On November 29, the U.S. Department of Defense published its annual report on China’s military power. In consideration of debate on defense in Japan, I would like to take up two p...
【#989】Accelerate Preparation for “Quiet Contingency”
December 5, 2022 On November 25, the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), a think tank for the Ministry of Defense, published “China Security Report 2023.” On November 29, the U.S. Depar...
【#988】Defense Bonds are Stable Resources for Defense Buildup
November 28, 2022 The biggest focus of attention regarding the government’s formulation of a fiscal 2023 budget late this year is how to secure financial resources for Japan’s defense buildup. Pri...
【#987】Make No Easy Concession over Wartime Korean Workers in Japan
November 21, 2022 On November 13, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held his first official meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Phnom Penh. South Korean government officials s...
【#986】Don’t Be Deceived by China’s Smiling Diplomacy
November 21, 2022 In a photo session for the first Japan-China summit in three years that took place in Bangkok on November 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping kept smiling when shaking hands with Ja...
【#985】U.S. May Toughen China Policy under House Republican Leadership
November 21, 2022 The Republican Party won a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives through midterm elections earlier this month, meaning that Republicans will occupy the House speaker post...
【#984】Tug-of-War over Semiconductor Supply Chains at Summit Talks
November 21, 2022 A series of multilateral summit meetings were held in Asia from November 11, including summit meetings related to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), G20 Bali Summit ...
【#983】What Can Be Learned from DeSantis’s Landslide
November 14, 2022 While Democrats have retained their control over the Senate in the U.S. midterm elections, the general trend in the House has yet to be clear. I therefore would like to focus on ...
【#982】Be Alert to Intensifying Battle for Technology under Xi
November 7, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping has entered his third term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. We must pay attention to his report to the Chinese Communist Party con...
【#981】Can We Declare China Is Not a Threat?
November 7, 2022 On November 3, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals held a symposium titled “International Order after Shinzo Abe,” inviting French historical demographer and family anth...