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Speaking out

Dec 21, 2022 (Wed)

【#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...

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Dec 14, 2022 (Wed)

【#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...

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Dec 08, 2022 (Thu)

【#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...

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Dec 08, 2022 (Thu)

【#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...

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Dec 07, 2022 (Wed)

【#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...

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Dec 07, 2022 (Wed)

【#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...

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Nov 29, 2022 (Tue)

【#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...

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Nov 24, 2022 (Thu)

【#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...

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Nov 24, 2022 (Thu)

【#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...

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Nov 24, 2022 (Thu)

【#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...

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