JAPAN’S NEW PRIME MINISTER EXPECTED TO FOLLOW ABE’S HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
While discussing departing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his successor, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, on my weekly “Genron” Internet TV news show last Friday (September 11), my two gues…
WHAT JAPAN SHOULD LEARN FROM AMERICA’S HARDLINE POSTURE TOWARD CHINA
One of the most crucial challenges facing Japan’s new prime minister, who will succeed Shinzo Abe on September 16, is to make no mistake in implementing a solid China policy. Simultaneously, he …
NEW MISSION FOR SHINZO ABE AS STATESMAN AFTER RESIGNATION
August 28 turned out to be a hectic Friday for me. After attending an early morning study group session of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF), a privately financed think tank I …
WHY JAPANESE FALL FOR TV DRAMA HERO HANZAWA NAOKI
My “Genron” Internet TV program, which I have often referred to in this column, was inaugurated out of a close collaboration with a team of professionals I got acquainted with while serving as a …
