China Insanely Calls Tibetan Self-Immolations Acts of Terrorism
Ms Dicki Chhoyang, Foreign Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile in northern India, was in high spirits when I welcomed her to Tokyo July 6. It was our second meeting since I first made her a…
Chinese Criminals in Japan May Regret but Never Repent
While waiting recently at Tokyo’s Ueno Station to board an early afternoon express train on the Joban Line, I heard an announcement on the public announcement system that an incoming train was bein…
Will Japan Fall into the Same Trap as Germany as It Pursues Solar Power?
To call a spade a spade, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) administrations of Yukio Hatoyama and Naoto Kan (in office successively September 16, 2010 to September 2, 2011) accomplished very littl…
DPJ Pandering to Public Opinion on Radiation Issue in Fukushima
Last weekend I was in Koriyama City in Fukushima Prefecture to meet and exchange ideas and opinions with a group of some 180 fathers and mothers of elementary and middle school children. Radiation …
Subtle Differences between India and Japan in Perception of the US and Russia
On June 3-4 discussions about closer cooperation between India and Japan were held in Tokyo between representatives of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) of Tokyo and the Vivekana…