Japan Digest · 2024/05/26
1. PM Kishida Delivered A Speech At OECD To Promote Generative AI’s Framework As anticipated in the last digest, PM Kishida visited Paris during the Golden Week in Japan and delivered a keynote speech on May 2 at the opening ceremony of this year’s OECD Board of Directors meeting. He introduced Japan’s idea of an international AI framework “Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group” that stemmed from the Hiroshima AI Process that the G7 Hiroshima Summit agreed to pursue last year. The...
Japan Digest · 2024/05/26
1. PM Kishida’s Low Approval Rating Remained Unchanged Despite His State Visit To The U.S. According to Yomiuri’s monthly survey, which was conducted on April 19 through 24, the Kishida Cabinet’s approval rating remained unchanged from the previous month at 25%, while its disapproval rating went up by four points to 66%. The ruling LDP’s approval rating slightly went up by 1 point to 24%, while CDPJ, the largest opposition party’s approval rating went down to 5% from 8%. Although 55%...
Japan Digest · 2024/05/26
1. PM Kishida’s Approval Rating Continuing To Tumble According to NHK’s monthly survey, which was conducted on April 5 through 7, the Kishida Cabinet’s approval rating declined by two points to 23% from the previous month, while its disapproval rating went up by one point to 58%. The ruling LDP’s approval rating continuously went down to 28.4% from 28.6% of the previous month. CDPJ, the largest opposition party’s approval rating also went down to 6.5% from 6.8%. Although the LDP...
米国情報アーカイブ · 2024/03/31
原子力発電はアメリカの経済成長（Economy）を支える電力供給の1つの主要な柱であり、そのエネルギー源がオイルショックで乱れた影響を受けた際には国内の大切なエネルギー安全保障(Energy Security)を支える柱の１つとなり、一方で使用済み核燃料処理の点では核汚染の環境(Environment)への影響が懸念されてきました。
その後、21世紀に入りフラッキング技術の革命で国内の天然ガスが大量に安く出回るようになり、一方再生可能エネルギーの普及と経済性が向上する中で、原発の経済性が相対的に大幅に低下、早期廃炉の動きが出てきました。
そこに気候変動問題が登場し、脱炭素エネルギー源としての原発が再評価され、インフラ法やインフレ抑制法で巨額の補助金を得る形で延命が図られている状況です。
この経済とエネルギー安全保障及び環境の3つのEの要に加え、昨今はロシア、中国、イラン、北朝鮮の核兵器開発や宇宙空間での核兵器配備などのきな臭い敵対国（Enemy）の核のEも出てきました。
今週封切りの映画オッペンハイマーの通り、もともとは戦争の道具として登場した核技術を民生転換して生じた原子力発電・・
Japan Digest · 2024/03/31
1. PM Kishida’s Plan To Gain Back Political Capital Hasn’t Born Fruit Yet Yomiuri’s monthly survey, which was conducted on March 22 through 24, the Kishida Cabinet’s approval rating slightly increased by one point to 25% from the previous month, while its disapproval rating also slightly went up by one point to 62%. The ruling LDP’s approval rating continuously went down to 23%, which is the lowest since the party returned to power in 2012. CDPJ, the largest opposition party’s...
