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Dec 06, 2021 (Mon)

【#860】Magazine Deleted Article Claiming Comfort Women as Not Sex Slaves

December 2, 2021 　 An online magazine on international affairs based in the United States carried a South Korean scholar’s contribution claiming wartime comfort women as not sex slaves but quickly d...

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Dec 01, 2021 (Wed)

【#859】Democracy Summit Deviates from Strategic Thinking

November 29, 2021 　 Washington has released a list of countries invited to participate in a virtual democracy summit that U.S. President Joe Biden will host in early December. While including Taiwan...

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Dec 01, 2021 (Wed)

【#858】On Death of Former S. Korean President Chun Doo Hwan

November 29, 2021 　 Former South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan died at the age of 90. The incumbent Moon Jae In administration did not hold a state funeral for Chun or provide government support fo...

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Dec 01, 2021 (Wed)

【#857】Raising Questions About Hayashi’s “Friendly Diplomacy” with China

November 29, 2021 　 Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi may still be conscious of the presidency of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians’ Union that he resigned when assuming the foreign portf...

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Nov 25, 2021 (Thu)

【#856】Hoping for Vigorous Discussions on Deployment of U.S. Missiles in Japan

November 22, 2021 　 On November 17, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, an advisory panel for the U.S. Congress, released its annual report. One of the report’s key points for Ja...

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Nov 24, 2021 (Wed)

【#855】Biden’s Future China Policy as a Matter of Concern

November 22, 2021 　 The first online meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping took place on November 16 (Japan time) as the United States called for leader-level eng...

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Nov 24, 2021 (Wed)

【#854】Promoting Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Olympics at Minimum

November 22, 2021 　 The U.S. Biden administration is reportedly weighing a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The Olympic Games are organized by the International Olympic Com...

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Nov 24, 2021 (Wed)

【#853】What is Human Rights Adviser for?

November 22, 2021 　 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has created the post of assistant to the prime minister in charge of international human rights issues in an apparent attempt to promote his administ...

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Nov 18, 2021 (Thu)

【#852】Two Requests Regarding Kishida’s Human Rights Diplomacy

November 15, 2021 　 Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has appointed former Defense Minister Gen Nakatani as assistant to the prime minister in charge of human rights issues. I would like to appre...

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Nov 18, 2021 (Thu)

【#851】Xi Failed to Get His Way in History Resolution

November 15, 2021 　 The Sixth Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th Central Committee adopted a history resolution praising President Xi Jinping’s rule at its four-day session held November 8...

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