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Michael Macarthur Bosack

Michael Macarthur Bosack

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More flash than substance in Kishida’s Cabinet reshuffle

In his second Cabinet shake-up, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida brought in 11 first-time ministers, swapped out both the foreign and defense ministers...

14.09.2023 100

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Michael Macarthur Bosack

Why a snap election might be looming for Japan

Pyeongtaek, South Korea – Coming off the historic Hiroshima summit, the burning question in the Japanese political world is whether Prime Minister...

24.05.2023 60

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The significance of the new Japan-China defense hotline

Pyeongtaek, South Korea – This week, the defense ministers of China and Japan held a 20-minute-long phone call. The content of the call itself was...

19.05.2023 10

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Stronger Japan-NATO ties were bound to happen

Pyeongtaek, South Korea – Last week, sources indicated that the Japanese government is taking concrete steps to upgrade its relationship with NATO....

10.05.2023 10

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Japan’s political landscape after the unified elections

This past Sunday, voters in Japan headed to the ballot boxes for the second round of elections in two weeks as part of the country’s April unified...

25.04.2023 20

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Questions mount as Kishida attack brings sense of deja vu

It was an incident that felt eerily familiar in Japan. A crowd of onlookers watched as a prominent political figure was about to deliver campaign...

15.04.2023 20

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Kishida breaks new ground in visit to Ukraine

Pyeongtaek, South Korea – Fumio Kishida just made an unannounced trip to Kyiv. Although the administration has been toying with the idea for some...

22.03.2023 20

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Preparing the SDF for tomorrow’s fight and today’s needs

Pyeongtaek, South Korea – One of the core challenges for any defense force or military is balancing between preparations for the war that might come...

10.03.2023 20

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The paradox that is Fumio Kishida’s leadership

Pyeongtaek, South Korea – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is a man of many paradoxes. Why has someone who considers himself somewhat of a dove expended...

02.03.2023 50

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Fumio Kishida is succeeding abroad but failing at home

Pyeongtaek, South Korea – If one only looked at Fumio Kishida’s recent foreign policy efforts, it might seem like he is enjoying great success as...

16.02.2023 30

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Key takeaways from Japan-U.S. talks worth noting

Last week, officials from the highest levels of the Japanese and U.S. governments met in Washington. On Jan. 11, the two governments held a...

17.01.2023 10

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Prime Minister Kishida’s 2023 survival strategy

Pyeongtaek, South Korea – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida enters the New Year with his public approval rating the lowest ever and still dropping. He...

05.01.2023 20

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