【#780】What Would Japan Do in Response to a Taiwan Contingency?
April 5, 2021 A Japan-U.S. summit in Washington on April 16 represents U.S. President Joe Biden’s first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader since his inauguration in January, indicating how...
【#779】Japan Should Also Impose Sanctions on China
March 29, 2021 Should Japan remain hesitant to take actions against China’s human right abuse? If Japan values human rights, the time is ripe for Japan to impose substantial sanctions on China. ...
【#778】Rakuten Plagued with Tencent Risk
March 23, 2021 In the March 18 Speaking Out (#774) column, I pointed out concerns over investment in Rakuten Inc. by Japan Post Holdings Co. and a subsidiary of Chinese information technology gian...
【#777】Comment on Court’s Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
March 22, 2021 On March 17, the Sapporo District Court issued a ruling on the same-sex marriage issue. Three male and one female couples failed to have their respective same-sex marriage registrat...
【#776】China Wants to Continue Talks with U.S.
March 22, 2021 Talks between top U.S. and Chinese foreign policy officials in Anchorage, Alaska, were significant in that the Chinese side boiled over and gave away their true feelings while the...
【#775】Is America Declining? – Discussion with Paul Kennedy
March 16, 2021 On March 9, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals invited Paul Kennedy, professor of history at Yale University and author of “The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers,” a gl...
【#774】Economic Security Pitfalls behind Japan Post-Rakuten Partnership
March 15, 2021 Japan Post Holdings Co. and Rakuten Inc. announced their equity and business partnership on March 12, sending a shock wave throughout Japan. In response to an equity share offer b...
【#773】Chinese Minister’s Extraordinary Press Conference
March 15, 2021 The National People’s Congress of China attracted attention by passing legislation to revise Hong Kong’s electoral system before it closed on March 11. The legislation to exclude ...
【#772】“Spirit of Quad” to Deter China
March 15, 2021 It is significant that the quadrilateral group comprising Japan, Australia, India and the United States held its first-ever leaders’ summit in a teleconference format on March 12 ...
【#771】Komeito Should Cooperate in Securing Sensitive Lands
March 8, 2021 The Liberal Democratic Party’s junior coalition partner, the Komeito, is growing cautious of supporting a land utilization restriction bill under consideration by the government to...
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