Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda dismisses near-term chance of exiting easy policy.
CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/26/bojs-kuroda-dismisses-near-term-chance-of-exiting-easy-policy.html
Japan sacks MSDF captain over alleged state secret leak
Japan Times:
Editorial: Japan charts a new course on national security. A fundamental shift in thinking about national defense may be in the making.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/02/editorials/japan-national-security-strategy/
Opinion: Pragmatic realism and Japan’s new security strategy. Tokyo needs a more modern approach on how best to preserve security within its backyard.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/25/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-defense/
China carries out military exercises near Taiwan and Japan, sending 47 aircraft across Taiwan Strait in ‘strike drill’:
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/25/asia/taiwan-china-aircraft-incursions-intl-hnk/index.html
Japan approves long-range weapons to counter growing threats from rivals:
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/16/asia/japan-defense-strategy-intl-hnk-ml/index.html
Internal Conflicts in China and in the United States that are Actually Similar: Beijing Faction vs. Shanghai Faction and Democrats vs. Republicans.
Geopolitical Risks Rise in 2023.
by Mr. Hiroshi Ohara, International Investment Analyst, and Executive Partner, Institute of Human Economic Sciences.
https://gendai.media/articles/-/103869
Zelenskyy is Right: US-led Assistance to Ukraine an Investment in Global Security.
December 27, 2022
Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun
Negative impact on national security, intelligence sharing feared
Editorial, The Yomiuri Shimbun
Dec. 27 (2022)
Speculations about post-Kuroda BOJ’s rate hikes
by Mr. Hideo Tamura
Planning Committee member at the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and a columnist for the Sankei Shimbun newspaper.