【#954】Emergency-Response Cabinet Only in Name
August 22, 2022 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida positioned his new cabinet as an emergency-response cabinet in his press conference on August 10 when he reshuffled his cabinet. He cited the ...
【#953】Proposing Japanese-Version Taiwan Travel Act for Military Talks with Taiwan
August 22, 2022 On March 16, 2018, then U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law the Taiwan Travel Act after both the House and Senate passed it unanimously. Beijing had strongly urged the U.S....
【#952】Prepare for China’s Hybrid Warfare
August 8, 2022 While conducting military drills to intimidate Taiwan in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on August 2-3, China simultaneously engaged in non-military of...
【#951】U.S. Navy Alone Can No Longer Deter China
August 8, 2022 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan led tensions to rapidly grow in the Taiwan Strait. On July 28, Chinese President Xi Jinping in a call with U.S. President Joe Bi...
【#950】Science Council’s New Stance Is Positive, But Caution Needed
August 1, 2022 The Science Council of Japan made public a stance that in effect tolerates studies on dual-use advanced scientific technologies that are available for both military and civilian pur...
【#949】Enhance Deterrence to Taiwan Strait Crisis
August 1, 2022 The United States and China have been jockeying over U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s planned visit to Taiwan. In a two-hour call with U.S. President Joe Biden on July 28, Chinese ...
【#948】Japan Should Uphold Principles in Dealing with South Korea
July 25, 2022 How would Japan-South Korea relations be in the wake of the recent South Korean government change? I would like to consider the question while reviewing the history of bilateral rela...
【#947】Kishida Should Instruct to Accelerate Nuclear Plant Screening
July 25, 2022 Japan’s electricity supply-demand balance will tighten towards the coming winter. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida issued an instruction for restarting up to nine nuc...
【#946】Japan Should Restructure Comprehensive National Energy Strategy
July 25, 2022 Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has led the world to face the most serious energy crisis since the oil shock in the 1970s. Coupled with fuel and food price spikes, the wor...
【#945】Koreans Called for Removing Comfort Woman Statue in Germany
July 19, 2022 A group of South Koreans including me visited Berlin in late June to call for removing a statue of a wartime comfort woman for the Imperial Japanese Army erected there by an organiza...