2026 MAY Article Listing | A Japanese View from America | Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute

"Kamome Diner" and the End of a Siritual Exile Space"Kamome Dinner" and the End of a Spirutual Exile Space

PACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE     A Japanese View from America        Tato Takahama

“Is This a Ceasefire, or a Reconfiguration of War?”

Can We Reclaim Our Humanity in the Age of AI?
Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas and the Civilizational Questions It Raises for Japan

“Kamome Diner” and the End of a Spiritual Exile Space

How Inhumane Can a State Become in the Name of “Humanity”?
The U.S.-Japan Exchange Ships and the Wartime Logic of “Exchanging Human Beings”

How Washington Views Takaichi’s “Calculated Diplomacy”
A Female Prime Minister Using Political Soft Power to Maximum Effect

The article analyzes the growing turnover of female cabinet officials in Trump’s second administration as a reflection of his governing style.

The Day America Finally Stopped Pretending Not to See Trump’s Disorder

The Ukraine War Has Shifted into an “Endless War”
The Battlefield Transformed by Drones and AI, and the Putin Regime Under Pressure

Not “Becoming Friends” — What Takaichi’s South Korea Visit Reveals About a New Phase in Japan–ROK Relations
The Meaning of the “Andong Summit” Held After Trump’s Beijing Visit and Before the Xi–Putin Meeting

Route 66 and “An Aging America”
The Irony of the Mother Road at Its Centennial in the Trump Era

Flower Drum Song and the Reinvention of Asian American Identity /  “Dragon dancers, girls singing — Flower Drum Song” /  “Flower Drum Song — light and shadow in the mulberry harbor”

Inside the Arcadia Case: Chinese American Woman Mayor Arrested on Espionage Charges | Local News Site’s “Opinion-Shaping Propaganda” Casts Shadow Over Trump’s Visit to China

The Real Meaning of Trump’s Visit to China / An America That Sees China as a Threat but Cannot Function Without It / The Age of Managed Crisis, with AI as the Central Battlefield

The Age of Representatives of National Sentiment Beyond Ideology / “Who Is on Our Side?” — The Shared Politics of Trump, Takaichi, and Yamamoto Taro

Why Is Trump Considering a “Gold Card” Immigration System for the Wealthy?

2026 MAY | A Japanese View from America | How Do We Choose Judges Who Interpret the Rules of Society? | 私たちは社会のルールを解釈する裁判官をどう選ぶのか

2026 MAY | A Japanese View from America | In the Chaos of the California Governor’s Race, Who Should You Vote For? | 混戦状態のカリフォルニア州知事選であなたは誰に投票すべきか

2026 MAY | A Japanese View from America | 米中の戦略的曖昧さの再強化へ ―トランプ訪中を前に浮上する米中「台湾均衡」構想

2026 MAY | A Japanese View from America | Japan Sheds Its Defensive Shell: Re-centering Military Power in Strategy as North Korea Moves Toward a 290-Warhead Arsenal | 専守防衛という衣を脱ぎ、防衛力を戦略の中核に据える日本―9年後に290発規模の核戦力を視野に入れる北朝鮮に対抗して

2026 MAY | A Japanese View from America | 中間選挙で民主党圧勝とばかりは言えない理由

2026 MAY | A Japanese View from America | また始まったトランプのショック療法、在独米軍撤収発言の本音

2026 MAY | A Japanese View from America | Why King Charles III Came to America—Now — Britain’s “Mobile Symbol” vs. Japan’s “Non-Mobile Symbol” | チャールズ3世はなぜ、いまアメリカを訪れたのか ―「動かす」英国の象徴、「動かさない」日本の象徴

2026 May |  A Japanese View from America | Even Without the Strait of Hormuz: How Fujairah Is Redefining Oil Transport|ホルムズ海峡を通らなくとも中東原油は確保できる- UAEフジャイラが代替する迂回ルートへシフト