STATE FUNERAL FOR SHINZO ABE: OCCASION TO EXPRESS NATION’S PROFOUND GRATITUDE
The state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is just around the corner (September 27). Looking back over the stellar track record Abe has left as a national and internation…
TAKING MEDIA TO TASK FOR BIASED COVERAGE OF LDP-UNIFICATION CHURCH TIES
In its September 13 edition, The Asahi Shimbun carried a front-page article entitled “Approval Rating for Kishida Cabinet Lowest at 41%”, noting that more respondents (47%) in a recent poll turne…
REVISION OF SELF-DEFENSE FORCES LAW PREREQUISITE FOR EFFECTIVE CRISIS RESPONSE
The military situation surrounding Taiwan has undergone a sea change following the visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi August 2-3. A host of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft have since …
TELL US MORE EXPLICITLY WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND, MR. PRIME MINISTER
Why did the police fail to prevent the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from happening July 8? On August 25, the National Police Agency (NPA) released a report on the results of…
KISHIDA CABINET APPALLINGLY ILL-PREPARED FOR TAIWAN CRISIS
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) announced on August 17 that it would be taking part in “Vostok 2022” joint flight drills with Russian armed forces in the Russian Far East August 30-Septemb…
