【#506】Reviving Confrontation: Japan-U.S.-S. Korea vs. China-N. Korea
April 2, 2018 From April to May, summit talks are expected to take place between Japan and the United States, between North and South Korea, and between the United States and North Korea. Ami...
March 26, 2018 A question arising from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s convention on March 25 was if Japanese politicians, political parties or media have any spirit to protect Japan an...
【#504】Bolton’s Nomination and Japan
March 26, 2018 John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will become President Donald Trump’s national security adviser on April 9. I met with him six to seven times. He is...
【#503】Japan, U.S. Should Share Policy on North Korea
March 19, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week. It is difficult to predict how the replacement of the chief diplomat would affect the U.S. policy ...
【#502(Special)】U.S. Import Restrictions Benefitting China
March 12, 2018 On March 8, U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders to restrict steel and aluminum imports. On the same day, 11 countries excluding the United States signed a new pact to put...
【#501】Don’t Be Fooled by North Korea
March 12, 2018 Since North Korea successfully conducted its sixth nuclear test last September, I have predicted dictator Kim Jong Un would “accept substantial negotiations to save his own lif...
【#500(Special)】China’s “6 Belts, 3 Roads” Initiative
March 5, 2018 Former Japanese Generals and Admiral participated in a BS Fuji TV program on the modernization of Chinese military on March 1. It was appropriate for the former Grand Self Defen...
【#499】Anachronistic Constitutional Amendment in China
March 5, 2018 Yuan Shikai, who assumed the presidency of the Republic of China in October 1913, began to hope to become an emperor to enhance his power. As he leaked his hope to aides, state-...
【#498】Moon Welcomed Killer of 46 South Korean Sailors
February 26, 2018 “The Moon Jae In government asked us to accept Kim Yong Chol’s visit from a broader perspective. If the government welcomes the person who killed 46 people and refused to ad...
【#497】Stymied Chinese Empire Projects
February 19, 2018 The Chinese Xi Jinping regime’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a modern silk-road economic zone scheme, has been stymied in Southeast and Southwest Asia. This is because th...