Needed: Revision of Japan’s Constitution to Resolve the North Korean Abduction Issue
A rally was held this fall in a popular public hall in central Tokyo to support the families of Japanese abducted by North Korea, the venue packed with some 2,000 supporters, in-laws, and friends o…
Don’t Mistake the Intentions of the People’s Liberation Army vis-à-vis the Senkaku Islands
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda delivered quite a powerful address before personnel of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) during a fleet review held on October 14 at Sagami Bay, south of T…
Japan’s Territorial Dispute with China
There is no use accusing China of being “unreasonable.” We are dealing with a big, recalcitrant Asian neighbor which has launched absurd infractions against Japan over the Senkakus in the East Chin…
Like a Moth into the Flame: Japan’s Precarious Diplomacy towards Moscow
President Barak Obama skipped the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit held in Vladivostok earlier this month. His move was viewed as his negative reaction to the failure on the part of …
Beware the Danger of US-Japan Schism over the Perception of History
Two cars working in tandem forced an automobile carrying the Japanese ambassador to China to a halt in Beijing on August 27. A man, apparently Chinese, slipped out of one of the vehicles, ripped of…
