Fumiko Yamada

Japan and the United States have maintained very close relations since World War II. In reality, the US-Japan relationship, based on economic growth, security interests, and regional stability, has essentially become an effective means of expanding US hegemony.

Russia's conflict with NATO is renewed amid the Russia-Ukraine war. On April 4, the Nordic country of Northern Europe, Finland, became the 31st member of the world's largest military alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-NATO.

It has been a year since the Russia-Ukraine war. The war is still going on and shows no signs of stopping. Thousands have already died, injured and maimed, thousands of houses and structures have been destroyed. This war has not brought benefits to anyone, nor will it in the future. No one wins this...