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Kuni Miyake

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What does Xi really mean? Chinese diplomacy’s true intentions

After years working in the world of diplomacy, I have developed an ability to read the real meaning and intentions behind world leaders’ remarks —...

14.09.2023 70

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China’s attacks on Japan and Xinjiang are cut from the same cloth

Most Japanese people must be surprised and taken aback by the recent news from Beijing. China not only imposed a total ban on Japanese marine products...

30.08.2023 90

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Where is the America I once knew headed?

Just about two weeks ago, I wrote about San Francisco's urban blight and suburban prosperity. I opined on the West Coast hippie culture that...

18.08.2023 90

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Is America’s soft power eroding?

Two weeks ago, I visited San Francisco for the first time in many years — a city that has seen massive change over the years from what it once was...

09.08.2023 90

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Where has America's soft power gone?

Two weeks ago, I visited San Francisco for the first time in many years — a city that has seen massive change over the years from what it once was...

08.08.2023 100

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Kishida's Middle East visit creates an opportunity for Japan

In many ways, the first visit in three years by a Japanese prime minister to the Gulf Arab states was groundbreaking. Curiously, however, only one...

28.07.2023 10

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Kishida’s Middle East visit creates a great opportunity for Japan

CONTRIBUTING WRITER – In many ways, the first visit in three years by a Japanese prime minister to the Gulf Arab states was groundbreaking....

20.07.2023 30

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Tips for better diplomatic commentary

Last week, I gave a short lecture before a study group. Since the participants were all grumpy senior experts in diplomacy, domestic politics or...

07.07.2023 100

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Blinken’s visit to China was neither a success nor a failure

As expected, the Japanese media are divided in their assessment over U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent visit to China. They generally...

24.06.2023 70

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An open letter to China’s defense minister (satire intended)

Dear Gen. Li Shangfu, minister of defense of the People’s Republic of China, Please excuse my rudeness in writing to your excellency for the first...

09.06.2023 100

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The Hiroshima summit will effect global politics for years to come

I have been following the Group of Seven meetings for more than 40 years — since the Tokyo Summit in 1979. In modern history, I can think of no...

23.05.2023 60

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Kishida’s Seoul visit was a positive step — at least in the short term

On Sunday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held his second summit meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in as many months. Kishida’s...

09.05.2023 20

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Evacuating citizens from war zones differs from country to country

U.S. President John F. Kennedy famously told the American people in his inaugural address: “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what...

27.04.2023 10

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French leader adds unneeded tension to the ‘One China’ policy

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met last week at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. Beijing...

14.04.2023 10

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Kishida warmly welcomes South Korea’s president to Tokyo

On March 16, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol paid his first visit to Tokyo since taking office. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warmly welcomed his...

17.03.2023 20

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The geopolitical trajectory of the Philippines is changing

Manila – Since I first visited the Philippines to see the U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay in November 1988, U.S.-Philippine relations have had their ups...

08.03.2023 20

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Off the record should mean off the record

When Prime Minister Fumio Kishida earlier this month fired a close aide over discriminatory remarks he made about sexual minorities, I was in Hawaii...

17.02.2023 30

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Japan-South Korea talks fail to inspire hope of breakthrough

Senior diplomats from Japan and South Korea "made limited progress" in wartime labor talks was the gist of a Kyodo news report The Japan Times ran at...

05.02.2023 20

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Japan’s myopic coverage of the Kishida-Biden summit

Just about a week has passed since Fumio Kishida’s first visit to Washington as prime minister. The White House praised the Japan-U.S. talks and the...

19.01.2023 30

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Japan needs to reassure neighbors on release and safety of treated radioactive water

This coming spring, as the war in Ukraine enters its second year, Japan will start releasing treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power...

11.01.2023 20

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