Insights Into The World
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ODA Key in Boosting Ties with Emerging Nations
Newspapers often use “emerging and developing countries” as an alternative term for the Global South...
June 23, 2023
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Local Government Can Lead to Robust Diplomacy
The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have brought to the fore a myriad of difficul...
June 2, 2023
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‘Global South’ Needs More Elaborate Definition
We often come across the term “Global South” these days. It was originally coined as an antonym of a...
May 12, 2023
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Japanese-Indian Unity Vital to Retool Global Order
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine on March 21. Apparently overshadowed b...
April 28, 2023
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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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