Former Kim Jong-il Aide Reveals Secret Story about 2002 Japan-North Korea Summit
Marking the start of the fifth annual week in Japan （December 10-16） designated to enlighten citizens on the scope of North Korea’s human rights violations, a Japan-South Korean seminar was held in…
Time to Think Coolly about How the TPP Will Contribute to Japan’s National Interests
Some rather strong anti-TPP (the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement) headlines prevail in Japan these days, such as “Only Fools and Traitors Favor the TPP” (monthly magazine Will, Janua…
Centuries-Old Tradition Must Be Honored When the Imperial Household Law Is Revised
Shingo Haketa, Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Agency, reportedly called on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on October 5, urging the government to allow female members of the imperial family …
Time to Get Over Emotionalism and Face Up to the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP)
With Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda making the last-minute decision, Japan has finally entered into talks aimed at securing its participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade initia…
Japan Must Face Up to the Tibetan Problem More Dauntlessly
The 14th Dalai Lama, the highest ranked leader of Tibetan Buddhism, has made a whirlwind tour of towns and cities across Japan’s Pacific northwest since arriving in the country on October 29, conti…
Seoul Leans to the Left with Its Choice of a Progressive Mayor
Park Won-soon, a lawyer and civic activist-turned politician running on an independent ticket heavily backed by the liberal opposition, defeated ruling Grand National Party “Hannara” candidate Na K…
Japan Defenseless against China’s Cyber Attack
The Japanese Diet’s Internet server has been hit by a cyber-attack apparently mounted from China and had vital information stolen without the victims noticing it for as long as a month, the influen…
Can Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Overhaul Japan’s Defense-Only Security Policy?
Japanese Prime Yoshihiko Noda will soon have a chance to prove his worth by taking an important step to lead Japan to a stronger economic and security position. Will he be able to take it? Noda …
Japan’s Security: A Former US State Department Official’s Candid Views
There is a country that has become rare among the nations of the world in terms of being detached from reality and weak, so afraid of the controversies before one’s eyes that no one will say what n…
India and Japan Should Cooperate to Fill Asia’s Security Void
The United States increasingly looks inward, raising questions about its commitment to world security as the only super power. Accordingly, Japan is compelled to rethink its own grand strategy for …
