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Dick Samuels
@rjsamuels.bsky.social
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Political Science prof @MIT practicing history w/o a license. Teach about Japan, Asian Security, wargaming. Wrote books on local gov't, energy policy, tech and nat'l security, leadership, Japanese grand strategy, 3.11, & Japan's intelligence community
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Dan Sneider @dcsneider.bsky.social · 3d
The Economist takes stock of the Takaichi victory and what lies ahead for her, and for Japan.
www.economist.com/asia/2025/10...
Victory for Japan’s polarising Iron Lady, Takaichi Sanae
A hardline right-winger is set to become prime minister
www.economist.com
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · 19d
One wonders why GOJ is attracted to state-owned defense production-- the hoary "state arsenals." Are firms really so reluctant to get into the defense business at this point? www.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/202...
「次世代の動力」潜水艦や国営工廠など提言…防衛力強化の有識者会議が防衛相に報告書
【読売新聞】　防衛省が設置した「防衛力の抜本的強化に関する有識者会議」は１９日、政策提言をまとめた報告書を中谷防衛相に提出した。ロシアのウクライナ侵略を教訓に「防衛産業戦略」を新たに策定し、装備品の国内生産や継戦能力の確保に官民一体
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · 6d
Just reviewed an interesting book by Stephen Mercado on the Imperial Japanese Army's secret weapons laboratory, Noborito. Access it here if interested: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZT67U...
Japanese spy gear and special weapons: How Noborito’s scientists and technicians served in the Second World War and the Cold War
Published in Intelligence and National Security (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · 5d
Impressive move by PM Ishiba-- especially at this moment: www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Ishiba seeks to restore redacted ‘anti-military’ speech from 1940 | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is trying to cement a legacy for his short leadership tenure by restoring the full transcript of a Japanese politician’s “anti-military speech” in 1940.
www.asahi.com
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · 6d
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · 6d
Just reviewed an interesting book by Stephen Mercado on the Imperial Japanese Army's secret weapons laboratory, Noborito. Access it here if interested: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZT67U...
Japanese spy gear and special weapons: How Noborito’s scientists and technicians served in the Second World War and the Cold War
Published in Intelligence and National Security (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · 6d
Just reviewed an interesting book by Stephen Mercado on the Imperial Japanese Army's secret weapons laboratory, Noborito. Access it here if interested: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZT67U...
Japanese spy gear and special weapons: How Noborito’s scientists and technicians served in the Second World War and the Cold War
Published in Intelligence and National Security (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · 19d
One wonders why GOJ is attracted to state-owned defense production-- the hoary "state arsenals." Are firms really so reluctant to get into the defense business at this point? www.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/202...
「次世代の動力」潜水艦や国営工廠など提言…防衛力強化の有識者会議が防衛相に報告書
【読売新聞】　防衛省が設置した「防衛力の抜本的強化に関する有識者会議」は１９日、政策提言をまとめた報告書を中谷防衛相に提出した。ロシアのウクライナ侵略を教訓に「防衛産業戦略」を新たに策定し、装備品の国内生産や継戦能力の確保に官民一体
www.yomiuri.co.jp
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Sep 6
Perhaps I was unclear. I was referring to the deepening sense of abandonment the _Japanese_ feel when Washington signals it may not have their back.
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Sep 6
This shift in US security policy--should it come to pass-- is a nightmare to all but the most ambitious Japanese nationalists. And even they know they are not yet capable of deterring China alone (or with any existing combination of allies that excludes the US.) www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Pentagon plan prioritizes homeland over China threat
This marks a major departure from the first Trump administration, which emphasized deterring Beijing.
www.politico.com
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Aug 8
Just out from Tuttle: by Debra Samuels and Mayumi Uejima-Carr, from the NGO, TABLE FOR TWO. Recipes were developed for more than 1,000 children who took TFT classes on how to cook Japanese food. Great gift. Profits go to TFT. #Japanesefood #Japaneseculture #cookbook
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Aug 29
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Japan requests largest-ever defense budget for fiscal year 2026 - Naval News
On August 29, the Japanese Ministry of Defense submitted a record defense budget request of $60.2 billion (8.8 trillion yen) for fiscal year 2026, which begins in April.
www.navalnews.com
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Aug 27
Sunset-- Deer Isle, Maine
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Dan Sneider @dcsneider.bsky.social · Aug 15
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Ishiba reinstates ‘remorse,’ word dropped by Abe, at war memorial | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
The word “remorse” appeared for the first time in 13 years in the prime minister’s address at an annual memorial service to mark the end of World War II.
www.asahi.com
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Aug 14
Japan and foreign workers... asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/ja...
Foreign workers in Japan more than quadruple in labor-starved areas
Farming, fishing and construction increasingly rely on immigrant employment
asia.nikkei.com
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Aug 9
#food #Japan #JapaneseHomeCooking
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Aug 8
Just out from Tuttle: by Debra Samuels and Mayumi Uejima-Carr, from the NGO, TABLE FOR TWO. Recipes were developed for more than 1,000 children who took TFT classes on how to cook Japanese food. Great gift. Profits go to TFT. #Japanesefood #Japaneseculture #cookbook
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Aug 8
Just out from Tuttle: by Debra Samuels and Mayumi Uejima-Carr, from the NGO, TABLE FOR TWO. Recipes were developed for more than 1,000 children who took TFT classes on how to cook Japanese food. Great gift. Profits go to TFT. #Japanesefood #Japaneseculture #cookbook
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Jul 27
www.fnn.jp/articles/-/9...
自民・河野氏「森山幹事長は辞任を」　茂木氏は石破首相の辞任を要求「今回3連敗。3アウトチェンジ」｜FNNプライムオンライン
自民党の河野前デジタル相が27日朝のフジテレビ「日曜報道 THE PRIME」に出演し、参議院選挙の敗北の責任をとり森山幹事長が辞任するべきだとの考えを示しました。自民党・河野太郎前デジタル相:（衆院の）総選挙、参議院選挙と2つ惨敗をしたわけですから。首相がまだ日米関税交渉もあるというならば、そこはやっぱり幹事長が全責任を負って自分がけじめをつけるからということで、何らかのけじめというのは、組織と...
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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · Jul 19
“Yet as Google does the Googling, humans no longer visit the websites from which the information is gleaned. Similarweb, which measures traffic to more than 100m web domains, estimates that worldwide search traffic … fell by about 15% in the year to June” www.economist.com/business/202...
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Jul 19
Yup, including endorsement of Tamogami Toshio.
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Jul 19
Will be interesting to see how she fares in the HoC election on Sunday: www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Sanseito hopeful supports Japan entering nuclear arms race | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
An Upper House election candidate from the rising opposition party Sanseito is championing a nuclear-armed Japan, a provocative idea generally endorsed by the party leader.
www.asahi.com
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Jul 19
Will be interested to see how she fares on Sunday in the HoC election: www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Sanseito hopeful supports Japan entering nuclear arms race | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
An Upper House election candidate from the rising opposition party Sanseito is championing a nuclear-armed Japan, a provocative idea generally endorsed by the party leader.
www.asahi.com
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Romeo Marcantuoni @rmarcantuoni.bsky.social · Jul 16
My piece on Sanseitō for Nikkei Asia. I've been working on this with @robfahey.net for a while now. I just presented on our working paper at IPSA in Seoul, and a peer-reviewed paper is coming out soon. There's also an exciting Japanese project on its way as well. asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Sans...
Sanseito brings far-right populism to Japan
Party's rise marks a shift toward conspiracist, anti-globalist rhetoric
asia.nikkei.com
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Jeffrey J. Hall @mrjeffu.bsky.social · Jul 16
The Mainichi reports Sanseito’s draft constitution removes the following human rights found in Japan's current constitution:
•Freedom of expression, thought, & religion
•Right to a fair trial & remain silent
•Equality under the law (no discrimination race, creed, sex, social status or family origin)
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Emily @suika.bsky.social · Jul 15
"The Japanese government's plan to end financial support for foreign doctoral students has drawn criticism from students and academics who have labeled the step unjust and counterproductive to fostering a diverse, inclusive and thriving academic environment."
Cut to foreign PhD student support deals blow to Japanese academia - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government's plan to end financial support for foreign doctoral students has drawn criticism from students and academics
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Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social · Jul 15
Japan to have a new MOD VM--the highly qualified Yamato Taro: mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Japan to name Defense Ministry policy chief as its top bureaucrat - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government plans to appoint Taro Yamato, who leads the Defense Ministry's policy bureau, as its next top bureaucrat, sou
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