For Kuni Miyake's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
The best way to minimize the fallacy-of-composition risk is for strategically-minded leaders to convince the people that in difficult times they must prioritize collective interests.
The Japanese government reportedly will refrain from sending a Cabinet minister to the Winter Olympics in Beijing. But that decision has yet to be reached.
No one in Japan seems to have pondered the strategic and geopolitical implications that the second Biden-Putin summit meeting may have for the Indo-Pacific region.
Shinzo Abe’s remarks in his latest speech warning of the consequences of attacking Taiwan were perfectly compatible with the 1972 joint communique, but Beijing was still angered.
The news media and oil industry are questioning the decision to tap into the national stockpile, which was considered to be a “last resort” move.
Japan has been traumatized from the humiliating experience of the 1972 Nixon-China visit and has since fretted about Washington’s intentions regarding Beijing.
While we must see how Hayashi handles Japan’s foreign policy in the months to come, one thing is certain, China should not be optimistic that Hayashi will be different from his predecessors.
Though the LDP maintained a stable majority, Osaka-based Nippon Ishin no Kai was the biggest winner in the election, securing 41 seats — 31 more than its previous 10.
Some in Tokyo are wondering if Washington changed its traditional strategic “ambiguity” policy on Taiwan to “clarity.”
The American statesman may have had few visible encounters with Tokyo, but the soldier and diplomat still helped build confidence between the allied nations.
