Pentagon Calls Confucius Institutes a Threat. Japan Still Hosts 10. Close Them?

Nov 4, 2026 · Samurai Report

In October, the Pentagon designated China's Confucius Institutes a threat to national security. In America, almost all campus Confucius Institutes have already closed. In Japan, the number has fallen from a peak of fifteen to ten. Kansai Gaidai closed its institute last October. Kogakuin, Hyogo Medical, Fukuyama and Musashino universities closed theirs too. But Waseda, Ritsumeikan and others still run them. Japan has no national policy. The education ministry only asks for transparency. If America calls them a threat, should Japan's universities keep them?

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