{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"European Values Center for Security Policy","provider_url":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/","title":"What Lies Ahead for Japan in 2026? - European Values Center for Security Policy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"L696j1tYlE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/what-lies-ahead-for-japan-in-2026\/\">What Lies Ahead for Japan in 2026?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/what-lies-ahead-for-japan-in-2026\/embed\/#?secret=L696j1tYlE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What Lies Ahead for Japan in 2026?&#8221; &#8212; European Values Center for Security Policy\" data-secret=\"L696j1tYlE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Road_covered_with_snow.jpg","thumbnail_width":2160,"thumbnail_height":1136,"description":"Photo: Unsplash Foto: Unsplash What is happening? In his New Year\u2019s greetings to the public, Emperor Naruhito expressed concern about the difficulties many Japanese are facing following last year\u2019s natural disasters and said he hopes that 2026 will be a \u201cpeaceful and good year\u201d for people in Japan as well as around the world. However, [&hellip;]"}