Insights Into The World
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Overcome ‘Valley of Death’ for Medicine’s Sake
Fifteen years have passed since the announcement of the production of human induced pluripotent stem...
April 7, 2023
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Trap of Pyrrhic Victory in Regional Conflicts
War is easy to start but difficult to bring to an end. When Russian President Vladimir Putin launche...
March 31, 2023
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Very Bumpy Road Ahead for Next BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda
Haruhiko Kuroda will step down as the longest-serving governor of the Bank of Japan on April 8 after...
March 24, 2023
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5 Steps for Japan, U.S. to Credibly Deter China
Japan and the United States have made remarkable progress on defense cooperation in the last few yea...
March 10, 2023
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Warfare Today at the Mercy of Intelligence Capabilities
A year has passed since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainians have put up stronger-th...
March 3, 2023
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China’s Future Clouded by Socioeconomic Woes
Since the beginning of its third term, the administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping has been r...
February 24, 2023
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Utopian Unarmed Pacifism Is Coming to An End
The administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in December adopted a set of three new national s...
February 10, 2023
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Utilize Policy Mix to Boost Private Investment
There is a way of approaching economic policy with what is dubbed a policy mix. It requires policyma...
February 3, 2023
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Japan Using ‘Diplomatic Power’ for Global Good
In the past year, we have witnessed a series of astonishing changes in the international situation. ...
January 27, 2023
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Foster a Society That Takes Spontaneous Action
The year 2022 continued to be plagued by disasters and hardships. In February, when the novel corona...
January 20, 2023
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In 2022, beleaguered democracy showed resilience
Many of the world’s democracies appeared to have nearly fallen into crisis in 2020 and 2021, when th...
December 9, 2022
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Enhance defense with efforts across ministries
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared in his policy speech to the Diet in October that his administr...
December 2, 2022
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China, Russia still haunted by specter of revolution
Chinese history teaches that any mistake by a ruler can be a sign that the country will fall into a ...
November 11, 2022
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Uncertain times still require long-term policies
We are living in a time of uncertainty. There is no shortage of factors fueling this anxiety, includ...
November 4, 2022
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Ukrainians showing there is light at end of tunnel
It is very easy to have apocalyptic fears about the state of global politics right now. A major war ...
October 28, 2022
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