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Kuni Miyake

Kuni Miyake

The Japan Times

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Kishida's U.S. state visit may be a turning point in the nation's foreign policy

No other politician has such a wide "perception gap" in his home country and abroad than Fumio Kishida. The prime minister, on a state visit to the...

11.04.2024 20

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After Russia, is China the Islamic State's next target?

On March 22, just five days after Vladimir Putin won his fifth presidential election, terrorists struck Russia, killing over 140 people, with many...

29.03.2024 20

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What is being missed about the funding scandal

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party appears to be facing its biggest crisis since its inception in 1955. Amid a series of so-called politics and...

18.03.2024 40

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Wake up America! What happened to your exceptionalism?

Once again, the U.S. presidential election cycle is in full swing. What would have been inconceivable just a decade ago is actually happening this...

29.02.2024 50

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Mr. Xi, only change will help China weather the storm

Dear President Xi Jinping, It has been a few years since I wrote my last letters to you, in 2021 and 2022. It goes without saying that I was well...

15.02.2024 20

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As the U.S. and Iran inch toward war, Tokyo bickers about political factions

Until very recently, I was rather optimistic that the United States and Iran would avoid a direct war. Although Tehran may not have directed Hamas to...

02.02.2024 20

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Taiwan's election and its potential impact on East Asian politics

In democratic nations, there are consequential elections that alter the trajectory of politics. The December 2012 general election in Japan, which...

18.01.2024 30

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Eliminating factions isn’t the answer to the funding scandal

Who could have predicted that 2024 would dawn with a large earthquake and major aircraft accident? For many in Japan, it has been a sad and...

17.01.2024 30

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'Strategic Communication' is a missing link in Japan's crisis management

Once again, so many Japanese have been torched online in 2023 for being tone-deaf. The chairman of Keidanren, for example, when asked in December...

21.12.2023 20

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If Kissinger was serving as the U.S. secretary of state

Last week, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger passed away at the age of 100. Although he has been both praised and criticized globally, I...

07.12.2023 20

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Are India and Thailand revising their diplomatic balancing acts?

Last week, I made a trip to Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore, and Bangkok. Both India and Thailand traditionally believe in a diplomacy centered on...

24.11.2023 30

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Dispelling myths about Japan’s ‘balanced’ Middle East diplomacy

The two-day Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting just concluded in Tokyo. Had it been held 40 days earlier, the international media might have...

09.11.2023 20

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When history rhymes: Are we back in 2003, at the dawn of the Iraq War?

One of my favorite maxims about history is that fools learn from experience, while the wise learn from history. But if you want to predict the...

26.10.2023 10

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Hamas' war and what it means for India

On Oct. 7, Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel on an unprecedented scale, a brutal and despicable raid reminiscent of those carried out by...

17.10.2023 90

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The Holy See shows how to deal with China

Spending some time in southern Europe last week gave me the opportunity to ponder the relationship between religion and politics. Until recently, I...

02.10.2023 90

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What does Xi really mean? Chinese diplomacy’s true intentions

After years working in the world of diplomacy, I have developed an ability to read the real meaning and intentions behind world leaders’ remarks —...

14.09.2023 70

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