UNIFIED NUCLEAR KOREA WOULD POSE REAL CRISIS FOR JAPAN
Northeast Asia has become the world’s most dangerous region today, having surpassed Europe in “missile density.” The same goes for nuclear weapons. In and around this region are three nuclear-arm…
DON’T ALLOW CHINA TO SNATCH AWAY TPP FREE TRADE PACT
The modus operandi of China’s rulers never changes, whether it be one of the imperial dynasties of yore or the communist dictatorship of today: use deceitful means to triumph in all competitions …
JAPAN’S METTLE TO BE TESTED IN DEALING WITH BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
With the 2020 US presidential election having yet to be certified, president-elect Joe Biden has started outlining plans and announcing key cabinet and staff appointments. Meanwhile, President Tr…
OMINOUS RED SHADOW OF SOUTH KOREAN SPY CHIEF
Turbulence in international politics inevitably prompts shady forces to sinister maneuvers, usually covert, in many parts of the globe. That is the way the world goes. A notable case in …
BIDEN AGENDA WILL DEPEND ON WHO CONTROLS SENATE
In the aftermath of the presidential election, the US has been portrayed as “one country and two nations” by Richard Haass (Project Syndicate November 6). Haass is President of the Council on For…
SUGA’S METTLE WILL BE TESTED OVER SENKAKU ISLANDS
China often has a sinister way of getting what it wants by taking advantage of turmoil in the world. The best time to attack in Beijing’s view is when its targets are unable to cope with a sudden…
XI JINPING LINKING HARDLINE GLOBAL POLICY TO US ELECTION
It is impossible to predict the outcome of the US presidential election at this writing (November 2), but China’s global strategy going forward has come into view to some extent through the fifth…
SCIENCE COUNCIL UNDER COMMUNISTS’ INFLUENCE SINCE BIRTH
What kind of organization is the Science Council of Japan (SCJ)? Tracing its 71-year history reveals the close relationship it once had with the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the US occupation fo…
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR NAKASONE DEVOID OF RELIGIOUS SENTIMENT
A memorial service for former prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, held at a large hotel in Tokyo on October 17, was a quasi national event jointly staged by the cabinet and the ruling Liberal-Democ…
“ACADEMICS’ DIET” EMPLOYS ANTI-JAPANESE DOUBLE STANDARD
It is about time that the Science Council of Japan (SCJ), which claims to be the “academics’ Diet,” stops insisting that Japan not become a normal nation. That is my candid view in light of the …