Today the US Is Waging a War on Huawei. In 1987 It Was Japan’s Toshiba

Today the US Is Waging a War on Huawei. In 1987 It Was Japan’s Toshiba

Toshiba yesterday, Huawei today! Thirty years ago, Toshiba exported precision instruments to Russia. The United States imposed the following penalties on Toshiba Group: 1.) The Japanese Police Department was ordered to arrest Erhe Lin, President of Toshiba Machinery Foundry, and Hiroshima Tanamura, President of Machine Tool Business, and sentenced to 10 years’imprisonment. 2.) Closing Toshiba’s…

Political Moves Continue to be Made in the China-Japan-US Triangle

Political Moves Continue to be Made in the China-Japan-US Triangle

The situation in the Asia Pacific fundamentally depends on a system of relations within a strategic triangle, with the three leading regional and world powers — the United States, China and Japan — at each of the three corners of the triangle. This thesis needs a little clarification before we move on. Firstly, this geometry…

The Japanification of the World

The Japanification of the World

A recent theme in the financial media is the Japanification of Europe. Japanification refers to a set of economic and financial conditions that have come to characterize Japan’s economy over the past 28 years: persistent stagnation and deflation, a low-growth and low-inflation economy, very loose monetary policy, a central bank that is actively monetizing debt, i.e. creating currency…

Can Japan Join the Multipolar Revolution – or Will US Imperialism Bring It to Heel?

Can Japan Join the Multipolar Revolution – or Will US Imperialism Bring It to Heel?

Relations between Japan and Russia have long been the subject of discussion within international-relations circles. The meetings between Prime Minister Abe and President Putin have been going on for years, yet the situation regarding the peace treaty between the two countries, never signed since the conclusion of the Second World War, is difficult to resolve. While the…

The Japanese-German Alliance Against “America First” Might Backfire Badly

The Japanese-German Alliance Against “America First” Might Backfire Badly

Japan just teamed up with Germany against Trump. Prime Minister Abe hosted Chancellor Merkel earlier this week and committed to enhancing what he described as the “alliance of multilateralists” that exists between their countries and especially them personally. These two Great Powers are against Trump’s “America First” ideology of prioritizing his country’s interests in all…