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Was Japan's recent Golden Week diplomatic offensive effective, let alone "strategic'?
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (699+ words) Media "Foreign Affairs and National Security "2026. 05. 18 Tokyo's Golden Week blitz tests limits of its foreign policy reach The Japan times on May 10, 2026 Every year around this time, I find myself asking a simple question: Why do overseas trips by the…...
Revising Japan's arms export ban isn't 'militarism"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (317+ words) Media "Foreign Affairs and National Security "2026. 05. 01 It enables greater contributions to regional and global security The Japan times on Apr 22, 2026 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet on Tuesday made a landmark decision to abolish decades-old restrictions limiting military equipment transfers to…...
Japan's Cherry Blossom Database, 1, 200 Years Old, Has a New Keeper
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1214+ words) Media "Energy and the Environment "2026. 04. 24 The remarkable catalog of dates is one of the longest-running records of climate change. Its creator died, setting off a search for a successor. The New York times on Apr 17, 2026 For more than 1, 200 years, Japanese…...
Will Japan's new National Intelligence Council function properly?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (701+ words) Media "Foreign Affairs and National Security "2026. 04. 06 The Japan times on Mar 27, 2026 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 Intelligence Secretariat and its…...
The Global Energy Transition and Implications for Japan - Seminar with Professor Daniel Kammen
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (146+ words) Event Report "Energy and the Environment February 17, 2026, 10: 30 - 12: 00 Venue: Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS) Meeting Room -Date & Time: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | 10: 30 AM " 12: 00 Noon-Venue: Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)-Format: In-person only The discussion featured a wide range of inquiries from…...
Memo to the Trump administration: Iran has no Maduro
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (75+ words) Media "Foreign Affairs and National Security "2026. 03. 05 The U. S. faces a no-win choice as its president weighs a strike on Iran The Japan times on Feb 26, 2026 International law and allies All politics is local Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS) is a…...
The "Great Game" enters uncharted territory
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (752+ words) Media "Foreign Affairs and National Security "2026. 01. 28 The postwar era of the past 80 years may finally be drawing to a close The Japan times on Jan 16, 2026 I cannot recall a New Year holiday during which I felt less at ease than…...
Japan-China relations worsen again: How should we deal with repeated headwinds against China business?
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (1566+ words) Savvy business judgments by Japanese firms operating in China help drive Japan's economy JBpress on Nov 19, 2025 I visited Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou from October 19 to November 1. While I was China, three important meetings took place: a Japan-US summit on October…...