By Yutaka Iimura,Senior Fellow at GRIPS Alliance,Visiting Professor at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies,Former Ambassador of Japan to Indonesia and to France
On July 7, 2025, news out of Washington sent shockwaves through global financial markets and diplomatic circles: the U.S. government formally notified Japan of its plan to impose an additional 25% tariff on a broad range of imports from Japan.
As part of the series featuring quotes on top athletes from the “Sports Graphic Number” magazine and “Number Web,” we have selected three quotes commenting on “Shohei Otani as a batter in 2021.”
At 5:30 p.m. JST on February 2, 2025, a streak of light shot into the sky from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s new flagship launch vehicle, the H3 (Flight 5), roared off the pad and left the earth behind. This launch was more than just another mission; it was the climactic chapter in a story of redemption and renewal for Japan’s space program. The cheers and applause that reverberated through the control room spoke more eloquently than anything else to the weight of this success.