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[Commentary] How Can We Make the Argument on Tax Increase for Strengthening Defense Capabilities Persuasive? by OGI Hirohito

OGI Hirohito Senior Research Fellow On December 16, 2022, when the Japanese government released the three strategic documents, the Defense Buildup Program, one of these documents, stipulates that the level of expenditures necessary to implement the Defense Buildup Program for the five years from FY2023 to FY2027 will be around 43 trillion yen and that …

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IHJ’s GC Chairman Funabashi’s new article on China published in the Japan Times

The article of Dr. Yoichi Funabashi, IHJ’s GC Chairman, “To counter China’s ‘reactive assertiveness,’ ‘quiet deterrence’ is called for” was published in the Japan Times on October 3, 2022. *The article is an English translation of the Chairman’s monthly column for the October issue of the Bungeishunju. Please click here to read the full article