06/27/2025
South China Morning Post
"Blow for Japan’s Indo-Pacific hopes as Nato shelves Tokyo office plan"
Nato has shelved plans to open a liaison office in Tokyo, dealing a symbolic blow to Japan’s hopes of cementing the alliance’s presence in the Indo-Pacific and exposing divisions a... Read the article.
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06/26/2025
LeMonde
"Japan in doubt about its alliance with Donald Trump's United States"
Donald Trump's return to power initially left Japanese leaders largely unfazed. At first, Washington sought to reassure them; US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth described the arc... Read the article.
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06/24/2025
Sans doute.
"Middle East nuclear cup: First half"
Clausewitz écrit que l'emploi de la force n'est pas incompatible avec l'utilisation de l'intelligence. Le général-professeur ajoute que la guerre ne peut être menée que par des ho... Read the article.
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06/24/2025
South China Morning Post
"Japan’s revolving-door prime ministers: is Ishiba next?"
A stinging electoral rebuke has left Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) reeling and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s leadership in jeopardy, intensifying doubts about his future... Read the article.
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06/20/2025
Business Standard
"India may improve trade deficit with Japan by selling quality rice"
India is the world’s largest exporter of rice, with its output mainly going to countries in West Asia and Africa. Thousands of rice varieties are harvested in the country, includin... Read the article.
Written by Prachi Gupta
06/20/2025
Nikkei Asia
"The case for a Japan-South Korea alliance"
On June 3, Lee Jae Myung of South Korea's left -leaning Democratic Party was elected president in a landslide. Many in Tokyo viewed this with trepidation since Lee has previously s... Read the article.
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06/18/2025
South China Morning Post
"Is China preparing to seize Diaoyu Islands? Japan ex-army chief warns of ‘absorption’ plans"
A former Japanese military chief has warned that Beijing’s increasingly assertive moves around disputed islands in the East China Sea could be setting the stage for a Chinese landi... Read the article.
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06/16/2025
The Asahi Shimbun
"Ishiba heads to G-7 to press Trump to drop auto tariffs"
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba heads to Canada on Sunday for trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, hoping to persuade him to drop trade tariffs that have imperiled ... Read the article.
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06/15/2025
Nikkan Sports (Yahoo News)
"佐藤ゆかり氏「山尾志桜里さんの政治生命は8年前に終わっていた」と一刀両断 "
元自民党衆院議員の佐藤ゆかり氏（63）が15日、TBS系「サンデー・ジャポン」（日曜午前9時54分）に出演。今夏の参院選比例代表で国民民主党から出馬予定だった山尾志桜里氏が、公認を見送られたことについ... Comments by Yukai SatoNo link
06/12/2025
The Japan Times
"In the forecast for June — a lot of talk about the weather"
This week, the 気象庁 (Kishōchō, Meteorological Agency) announced rainy season had “likely” begun in the Kanto-Koshin and Hokuriku regions, with areas south of that entering the perio... Read the article.
Written by Yaeko Kabe
06/10/2025
Daigaku Online Journal
"テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパス 激動時代の元駐日ウクライナ大使を特別招聘教授に任命"
テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパス（TUJ）は、2025年7月1日付で、前駐日ウクライナ特命全権大使のセルギー・コルスンスキー博士を特別招聘教授および特別顧問学長補佐に任命する。コルスンスキー博士は、20... Read the article.
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06/05/2025
Daigaku Times
"元駐日ウクライナ大使のセルギー・コルスンスキー博士、テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパスの特別招聘教授および特別顧問学長補佐に就任"
テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパス（東京都世田谷区／学長：マシュー・ウィルソン、以下TUJ）は、2025年7月1日付で、前駐日ウクライナ特命全権大使のセルギー・コルスンスキー博士を、特別招聘教授兼 特別顧... Read the article.
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06/03/2025
Bloomberg
"Japanese PM Ishiba Maneuvers to Outflank Rivals, Reports Suggest"
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