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Kuni Miyake

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Will Japan's new National Intelligence Council function properly?

Will Japan's new National Intelligence Council function properly?

Amid the chaos from the outbreak of the war in Iran, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet approved a bill on March 13 to establish the National...

27.03.2026 70

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Today’s Iran is like Japan in 1944

When the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” I was reminded of Japan before the end of the...

12.03.2026 90

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Memo to the Trump administration: Iran has no Maduro

Japan has a proverb: “Hell if you retreat, hell if you advance.” It describes a situation in which no choice offers escape. Unfortunately, that is...

26.02.2026 100

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Nothing ‘unexpected’ about the left’s election blowout

15.02.2026 250

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Where will a Democratic Japan go from here?

03.02.2026 60

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The ‘Great Game’ enters uncharted territory

17.01.2026 90

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What exactly does ‘off the record’ mean in Japan?

30.12.2025 90

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How to read Trump’s National Security Strategy

12.12.2025 30

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In Japan and elsewhere, a ‘generational shift’ is upon us

07.12.2025 100

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Takaichi and a shift in 'strategic ambiguity' over Taiwan

13.11.2025 70

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Takaichi earns kudos for following Trump ‘manual’

30.10.2025 80

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Has Japan’s Diet finally begun its ‘Knessetization’?

17.10.2025 100

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No matter who wins the LDP presidential race, prospects for change are dismal

09.10.2025 60

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No matter who wins the LDP presidential race, prospects for change are dismal

02.10.2025 70

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Divide the dictators, President Trump — don’t unite them

05.09.2025 90

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Was Trump’s Russia-Ukraine summit doomed from the beginning?

22.08.2025 80

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Why Ishiba shouldn’t issue a WWII 80th anniversary statement

14.08.2025 70

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Is Japan drifting toward fragmented and ineffective politics?

25.07.2025 50

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Trump’s Iran attack shows what it takes to win his military support

14.07.2025 50

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Trump abandons ‘America First’ for Middle East quagmire

25.06.2025 60

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Donald Trump’s antics may work with Elon Musk, but not with China

13.06.2025 80

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Can the 'rice man,' Koizumi, save the day?

30.05.2025 60

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The U.S. will never win a trade war with China

15.05.2025 30

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What economists 'don’t get' about Trump tariffs

17.04.2025 30

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Will the real Pete Hegseth please stand up?

Chameleons change the color of their skin according to circumstances, as so do some humans. Since taking office, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete...

03.04.2025 30

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A sad day for U.S. strategic analysis as the Office of Net Assessment is disbanded

21.03.2025 50

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Trump's speech was more campaign rhetoric than leadership

06.03.2025 50

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What is Trump’s foreign policy strategy, if there is one?

20.02.2025 70

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So far, so good for Ishiba — at least for now

09.02.2025 50

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'America First' didn't just return — it has always been there

24.01.2025 50

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Media coverage and political tensions color reactions to Nippon Steel's U.S. acquisition

Early in the New Year, two events occurred in the United States — one greatly delighted and the other literally dumbfounded many Japanese. The...

08.01.2025 40

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Kuni Miyake