Tadae Takubo

Tadae Takubo is vice president of Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and professor emeritus at Kyorin University.

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[Speaking Out] Was the G7 Hiroshima Summit Really a Success?

Tadae Takubo June 8, 2023

The G7 Hiroshima summit has been touted as a success. But Japan still only...

Yoon Suk-yeol

[Speaking Out] Japan's Three Non-Nuclear Principles Make No Sense in Current Security Climate

Tadae Takubo May 18, 2023

Despite the growing nuclear threat and waning US influence, Japan stays committed to its...

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Will Japan Do a Germany and Beef Up Defense Budget?

Tadae Takubo May 3, 2022

Does Japan have the will to transform into a normal country, like Germany has...

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[Speaking Out] Senkaku Affair Highlights the Limitations of Japan’s Constitution

Tadae Takubo February 9, 2021

While asking the United States repeatedly to defend the Senkakus under the Japan-U.S. Security...

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[Speaking Out] The Defense of Japan: Heaven Helps Those Who Help Themselves

Tadae Takubo July 23, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton, who has...

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[Speaking Out] Constitution’s Article 9 Impedes Japan-U.S. Alliance

Tadae Takubo October 23, 2019

On the 74th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War, I feel that...

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Japan-Russia Rapprochement Is Not A Kids’ Game

Tadae Takubo February 13, 2019

The Japan-Russia peace treaty negotiations promoted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are reportedly...