On November 27, 2025, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s declaration that her administration would “begin consideration of an anti-spy bill (counter-intelligence legislation) within the year” is likely to go down as one of the most significant turning points in Japan’s postwar security policy.
When the national security law for Hong Kong went into effect on June 30, 2020, I contributed a piece in the December 2020 issue of the “Seiron” magazine.
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder, Lars Nootbaar, 25, was selected to play for Japan in the March World Baseball Classic (WBC) as the first non-Japan-born player.
In January 2025, Japan’s inbound tourism market reached a historic turning point. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), the number of foreign visitors to Japan that month hit 3,781,200, the highest monthly total on record. This figure represents an astonishing 40.6% increase year-on-year and far surpasses the previous record of roughly 3.49 million set in December 2024.