Takamasa Ishizuka – DEVNET JAPAN Director In December of last year, amid reporting on U.S. national security strategy, attention was drawn to the so-called “CORE FIVE” — or “C5” — concept, attributed to U.S. President Trump.This concept envisions a new forum of great powers —…
B y D E V N E T J a p a n advisor Takamasa ISHIZUKA The Transformation of International Order and Challenges to the UN System In today’s international political, economic, and diplomatic arena, America’s “America First” policy and the retreat of its international leadership have…
Takamasa Ishizuka, Advisor of DEVNET JAPAN 【The National Security Challenges Posed by Chinese-Made EVs and AI-Integrated Batteries】We are now entering the era of electric vehicles (EVs). Among the key players dominating this shift almost overnight are Chinese-made Evs. However…
Fumiyasu Akegawa, Chair & CEO Devnet International / Japan The year 2025 has begun. In Japan, it is the 100th year of the Showa era, and it is also the 80th year since the end of World War II. As emphasized in every newspaper and TV news program, the world is in the midst of…
Devnet Japan Adwisor – Takamasa Ishizuka The Arctic is said to be the fastest warming region in the world, four times faster than other countries/regions. It can be said that we are on the highway to “Global Catastrophe,” not “Climate Breakdown.” (Antonio Guterres…
DEVNET Japan Councillor Hideo SAMURA <Introduction> As the world aims to go beyond carbon neutrality and achieve carbon negativity, Pongamia pinnata has been attracting significant attention. This tree possesses high CO2 absorption capacity, the ability to thrive in degraded…
The Low Level of Women’s Political Participation in Japan and the Flow to Decentralization as seen in the UK’s Regime Change DEVNET Japan Advisor Takamasa ISHIZUKA While the ratio of female members of the Labour Party reached 46% in the UK general election in 2024, the…
DEVNET Japan Advisor Mitsuhei Murata (Former Japanese Ambassador to Switzerland) In the face of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, is prayer our only recourse? In these critical times, we must reflect on the history of humanity.
DEVNET Japan Advisor – Takamasa ISHIZUKA August is the month in which the Pacific War ended for Japan: a conflictbetween two countries on opposite sides of the vast Pacific Ocean fightingover maritime control.Looking at the current international situation, the rise of BRICS…
Fumiyasu Akegawa, Chair & CEO DEVNET International/Japan Empowering Women and the SDGs The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations include 17 goals to solve global issues by 2030, such as eradicating poverty and protecting the global…
