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Hiroshima, Nagasaki Hope Pope Francis’ Visit Boosts Nuclear Abolition Campaign
Pope Francis is set to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only two cities in the world that have suffered […]
Author Archives for Kosuke Takahashi
Kosuke Takahashi is a journalist. He is Tokyo correspondent of IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly. He worked for The Asahi Shimbun, Bloomberg News, Huffington Post Japan editor in chief and Thomson Reuters. Born in 1968, Takahashi is a graduate of Columbia University’s J-School and SIPA.
日本の安全保障に大きな影を落とすF-35Aの事故
4月9日に発生した航空自衛隊のステルス戦闘機「F35A」の墜落事故をめぐって、さまざまな憶測が飛び交っている。軍事専門家は第5世代で世界最新鋭の戦闘機にいったい何が起きたのか、見極めようとしている。 墜落は、先端技術が詰まった機体の
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The F-35A Crash Has Grave Implications for Japan’s National Security
Speculations over the crash of an F-35A stealth fighter jet belonging to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) on [
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Japan-South Korea Tensions Grow Over Radar Lock-on Incident
Relations between Japan and South Korea have deteriorated further in the wake of an incident involving a Japan Maritim
Politics & Security
Did North Korea Really Make a Strategic Decision to Denuclearize?
Many North Korea experts and journalists around the world are still skeptical about whether North Korean leader [&
Japan Needs Constitution Change to Have Capabilities to Strike Enemy Bases
Japan’s post-war Constitution North Korea is acting as if to wake a long-time sleeping lion in Asia—that is, Japan. [&
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3 Reasons China Can’t Stop Exporting Oil to North Korea
For months the administration of United States President Donald Trump has imposed “maximum pressure” on North Korea, b
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Can Washington and Seoul Agree on How to Deal With North Korea?
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to meet United States President Donald Trump on Thursday, June 29, in [&hell