ASAHI’S FAILURE TO REFLECT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION
Journalist Yoshiko Sakurai and Korean Peninsula expert Tsutomu Nishioka have been acquitted of defamation charges involving “comfort women” in court battles that lasted more than five years. The …
CHALLENGES FOR SUGA FOLLOWING SUMMIT WITH BIDEN
Returning to Tokyo from a quick trip to Washington for his first summit with President Biden, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga looked obviously relieved and happy as he told the press: “I think Pres…
NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION KEY TO JAPAN’S “CARBON NEUTRAL” DRIVE
As Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga prepared for his April 16 summit with President Biden, there were reports that Biden’s special climate ambassador John Kerry would be making a visit to China. Ten…
SUGA’S RESOLVE TO LEAD TESTED IN COMING SUMMIT WITH BIDEN
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will meet President Joe Biden in Washington on April 16 for their first summit. Suga said on an April 4 tv news show that Biden’s choice of him to be the first forei…
RAKUTEN’S PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINESE FIRM REVEALS LACK OF SENSE OF CRISIS
When the world undergoes a sea change, with new realities ruthlessly replacing the old, it is crucial to determine a plan for survival and then take action to put that plan into practice without …
