JAPAN MUST BOLSTER DEFENSE CAPABILITIES TO FURTHER BACK TAIWAN
On June 4, an emergency shipment of 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from Tokyo arrived at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport. The vaccines are aimed at helping Japan’s i…
KUDOS TO SELF-DEFENSE FORCES FOR SUPPORT OF VACCINATION DRIVE
Our world is supported by those who work silently for the good of society. A sound nation works when people readily express their hearty thanks to the unsung heroes of society. That is how Japan …
GOVERNMENT MUST EXPEDITE VACCINATION AMID NATIONAL CRISIS
“I am determined to have all eligible senior citizens vaccinated for COVID-19 by the end of July.” On the heels of this pledge by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on May 11, a vaccination pr…
MANIPULATIVE FORCES BEHIND CALLS FOR CANCELLATION OF TOKYO OLYMPICS
The mass-circulation Asahi Shimbun front-paged a report in its May 17 morning edition entitled “Support for Suga Administration Slumps to 33%.” Its subhead read: “73% of Nation Not Convinced of A…
PROMINENT ETHOLOGIST DISSECTS JAPAN’S PROBLEMS
I recently picked up a fascinating book. Its title at first actually turned me off: Narrow-Waisted Women See through Men’s Hearts (WAC Inc. Tokyo; May 2021). But I quickly realized that the book,…
