WASHINGTON’S NEW TAIWAN POLICY WILL DECISIVELY TRANSFORM US-CHINA RELATIONS
Eleven days before his tenure ends, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo adeptly set things right as regards America’s relations with Taiwan going forward. Washington, aware that the Chinese governm…
THWARTING CHINA’S “HIDDEN HAND” VERY MUCH JAPAN’S BUSINESS
It has become customary for US presidents to write memoirs not long after leaving the White House. Royalties are incredibly high by the Japanese standards, but they may be justifiable in that th…
BOOK ABOUT EMPERORS RECOMMENDED READING FOR HOLIDAYS
The winter solstice has just passed and the new year is around the corner. What type of a year it is going to be will depend largely on how we Japanese face it. With the Wuhan virus havin…
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 …