【#940】Japan Should Endeavor to Remain in Sakhalin 2 Project
July 11, 2022 On June 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to transfer the operation of the Sakhalin 2 oil and gas development project to a new company to be set up by the Russian ...
【#939】Overemphasis on Renewables behind Electricity Shortage in Japan
July 4, 2022 On scorching hot days in late June with temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius, the Japanese government issued a tight power supply advisory for the service area of Tokyo Electric Power...
【#938】West Passed Point of No Return in New Cold War
July 4, 2022 In a historic development, European and Indo-Pacific democracies have joined hands in a manner to encircle Eurasian autocracies. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has adopted its...
【#937】G7 Summit Left Xi to Support Russia
July 4, 2022 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attended an annual summit of the Group of Seven industrial democracies in Germany and a subsequent expanded summit of the North Atlantic Treaty O...
【#936】JSDF May Left Behind in New Domain Warfare
June 27, 2022 A war of words between Japanese political parties is going on in campaigns for the July 10 House of Councilors election. Most parties except the Japanese Communist Party and the Soci...
【#935】Ball Is in South Korean Court over Export Control Controversies
June 27, 2022 As a new government has been installed in South Korea, hopes are growing on the improvement of Japan-South Korea relations that have been described as the worst since the end of Worl...
【#934】Any Patriotic Politician Worrying About the Country?
June 27, 2022 In their ongoing official campaigns for the triennial House of Councilors election on July 10, Japanese political parties have failed to clarify the priority order of campaign issues...
【#933】Refer to History When Developing International Economic Order
June 20, 2022 The international economic order is now facing an age of division due to Western countries’ confrontation with China and Russia. Economic sanctions against Russia have brought about ...
【#932】Supporting Maher Proposal
June 20, 2022 Kevin Maher, a former director of the Office of Japanese Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, has proposed Japan to provide the Self-Defense Forces’ Type 12 surface-to-ship missi...
【#931】Japan Should Provide Ukraine with Surface-to-ship Missiles
June 20, 2022 There are times in history in which extraordinary circumstances require exceptional measures. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought the world to one of those moments. Japa...