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Jan 08, 2026 (Thu)

【#1329】Trump’s Appeasement Remarks Could Lead to U.S.-China Conflict

January 5, 2026 　 “Nothing worries me,” U.S. President Donald Trump said in commenting on China’s military exercises around Taiwan late last year. He also said, “I have a great relationship with (Ch...

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Jan 08, 2026 (Thu)

【#1328】Warning for 2027 Taiwan Contingency

January 5, 2026 　 The U.S. Defense Department’s annual report on Chinese military and security developments submitted to Congress late last year heightened a sense of urgency regarding a Taiwan cont...

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Dec 23, 2025 (Tue)

【#1327】BOJ Must Not Undermine Japan’s Recovery with Further Rate Hikes

December 22, 2025 　 The Bank of Japan at its monetary policy meeting on December 19 decided to raise its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.75%. At a press conference after the deci...

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Dec 23, 2025 (Tue)

【#1326】Doubting Wisdom of Prosecution Demanding Imprisonment for Abe Shooter

December 22, 2025 　 The prosecution has demanded life imprisonment instead of death penalty for Tetsuya Yamagami charged with murder for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022. Th...

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Dec 23, 2025 (Tue)

【#1325】Don’t Block Discussions on Nuclear Deterrence

December 22, 2025 　 A senior official at the Prime Minister’s Office on December 18 told reporters that he personally believed that “Japan should possess nuclear weapons,” according to media reports...

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Dec 18, 2025 (Thu)

【#1324】Quick Protests and Public Announcements Can Deter Chinese Military

December 15, 2025 　 On December 6, J-15 fighter jets launched from the Chinese Navy’s aircraft carrier Liaoning illuminated Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighters with radar on two separate o...

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Dec 18, 2025 (Thu)

【#1323】Don’t Be Fooled by China’s Fake News

December 15, 2025 　 On December 6, two J-15 fighter jets from the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning illuminated two Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15 fighters with radar in fire-control m...

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Dec 17, 2025 (Wed)

【#1322】Time Has Come for Japan to Seriously Consider Nuclear Deterrence Strategy

December 15, 2025 　 The U.S. National Security Strategy, released on December 4, emphasizes the “America First” principle that gives top priority to U.S. interests. It tarnishes the image of the Uni...

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Dec 10, 2025 (Wed)

【#1321】Questionable Advisability of BOJ’s Biased Approach to Rate Hikes

December 8, 2025 　 The Bank of Japan led by Governor Kazuo Ueda is likely to raise the policy interest rate, or the benchmark for short-term interest rates, by 0.25 percentage points to 0.75% at its...

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Dec 10, 2025 (Wed)

【#1320】New Trump Strategy and Japan’s Course

December 8, 2025 　 The U.S. National Security Strategy has been published. The strategy, though being named so, provides an extremely limited analysis of threats and a few references to the Russia-U...

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