Editorials Oct 18, 2019
While stricter scrutiny of foreign investments is warranted, a new government proposal goes too far.
Business Oct 10, 2019
U.S. nuclear power and uranium mining industries hope for Trump bailout
A plea from uranium mining companies and nuclear power plant operators for tax breaks and other federal financial boosts is going before President Donald Trump, as his administration studies reviving the U.S. uranium industry in the name of national security. Trump is scheduled to receive ...
Business Jul 25, 2018
Britain plans first foreign takeover rule-tightening in 20 years amid China worries
Britain is planning the biggest change to takeover rules in almost two decades, giving the government new powers to block deals in all sectors of the economy to prevent U.K. companies in sensitive industries from falling into foreign hands. The business minister, Greg Clark, wants ...
World / Politics Jul 12, 2018
Supreme Court logic in upholding travel ban supports transgender-free military: Trump
The Trump administration is now claiming the upper hand in legal challenges to its prohibition on transgender Americans in the military thanks to the the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the travel ban against several predominantly Muslim nations. The Supreme Court in June held ...
Business Jun 6, 2018
U.S. lawmakers on both sides seek to block Trump push to impose tariffs on national security grounds
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators plan to introduce as soon as Tuesday legislation that would force President Donald Trump to obtain Congress' approval before imposing tariffs on national security grounds, a senior senator said on Tuesday. Republican Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations ...
National / Politics Apr 13, 2018
U.S.'s new security adviser meets with Japanese and South Korean counterparts
U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, John Bolton, held talks Thursday with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, as the U.S. gears up for an unprecedented summit with North Korea. Bolton met Thursday with Shotaro Yachi ahead of a Tuesday meeting at the ...
World / Politics Apr 11, 2018
Noted cyber expert, Trump homeland security adviser Tom Bossert exits at John Bolton's request
U.S. President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert, has resigned at the request of new national security adviser John Bolton, an administration official said on Tuesday, marking the latest departure from the White House of a senior adviser. Bossert, a former deputy national security ...
Commentary / World Feb 19, 2018
The narrow latitude of Japan's security policy
by Haruaki Deguchi
Japan's alliance with the U.S. and robust economic growth will remain key to ensuring Japan's national security for the foreseeable future.
Commentary / Japan | SENTAKU MAGAZINE Feb 19, 2018
The government has a low degree of consciousness with regard to the preservation of national land.
World / Science & Health Feb 1, 2018
Despite Trump's climate change denial, Pentagon says warming threatens half of U.S. military sites
Nearly half of U.S. military sites are threatened by wild weather linked to climate change, according to a Pentagon study whose findings run contrary to White House views on global warming. Drought, wind and flooding that occurs due to reasons other than storms topped the ...
National / Politics Dec 18, 2017
Advisory panel urges Abe to focus on security, not resources, in next five-year ocean policy
An advisory panel said Monday that the government's next basic ocean policy should put more emphasis on national security than on resources development. The panel said the government needs to address such issues as intrusions by China's coast guard ships into Japanese waters in the ...
Business Jul 14, 2017
Idled mills hope for Trump steel tariff as plants dependent on cheap imports seek status quo
The blast furnaces and slab casters at United States Steel Corp's Granite City Works have been idle for 18 months, and laid-off workers here are pinning their hopes on President Donald Trump imposing broad new restrictions on imported steel. Yet just across the Mississippi River, ...