【#734】China in “Quasi-War” with Taiwan
November 2, 2020 Taiwanese President Tsai Ingwen instructed the defense and foreign ministers and other senior administration officials at a meeting of the National Security Council on October 31 ...
【#733(Special)】SCJ Hijacked by Leftist Organization
October 28, 2020 My “Speaking Out” column titled “Science Council of Japan Should Protect Academic Freedom” on October 5 has received a great deal of response. As a follow-up, I would like to unve...
【#732】China’s Aggression Getting Quad-plus Moving
October 26, 2020 During his Southeast Asian tour last week, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga consistently advocated a “free and open Indo-Pacific” with China in mind. On the way paved by his...
【#730】SCJ Should Be Privatized to Start from Scratch
October 19, 2020 The Science Council of Japan was established as a state organ in 1949 with support from leftists within the General Headquarters of the Allied Forces. After vicious campaigns for ...
【#731】Australia joining the Malabar exercises will strengthen the Quad
October 26, 2020 In a landmark decision, India has invited the Australian Navy to join the Malabar naval exercises 2020. India’s invitation comes on the heels of the Tokyo meeting of the foreign m...
【#729】Dissolve SCJ to Normalize Japan’s Academia
October 19, 2020 The raison d'etre of the Science Council of Japan has become a red-hot issue. A law to create the SCJ was enacted in 1948. Then, the General Headquarters of the Allied Forces view...
【#728】India will shape the Quad’s direction
October 19, 2020 The Australia-India-Japan-U.S. “Quad” is evolving in response to China’s muscular policies and aggressive actions. The four leading powers of the Indo-Pacific are moving toward ...
【#727】India favours gradual evolution of the Quad
October 19, 2020 The 2nd ministerial meeting of the Quad group of countries hosted by Japan in Tokyo on 6th October 2020 was significant. The Foreign Ministers of India, Australia and the US Sec...
【#726】Science Council of Japan Is Symbol of Postwar Regime
October 12, 2020 What the Science Council of Japan should be has been put into question since Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga refused to appoint six of 105 recommended SCJ member candidates. We mu...
【#725(Special)】Hoping for Quad to Develop into Indo-Pacific Alliance
October 8, 2020 A recent movement towards building a new security framework in the Indo-Pacific by the loose quadrilateral security dialogue among Japan, the United States, Australia and India i...