Japan Must Face Up to the Tibetan Problem More Dauntlessly
The 14th Dalai Lama, the highest ranked leader of Tibetan Buddhism, has made a whirlwind tour of towns and cities across Japan’s Pacific northwest since arriving in the country on October 29, conti…
Seoul Leans to the Left with Its Choice of a Progressive Mayor
Park Won-soon, a lawyer and civic activist-turned politician running on an independent ticket heavily backed by the liberal opposition, defeated ruling Grand National Party “Hannara” candidate Na K…
Japan Defenseless against China’s Cyber Attack
The Japanese Diet’s Internet server has been hit by a cyber-attack apparently mounted from China and had vital information stolen without the victims noticing it for as long as a month, the influen…
Can Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Overhaul Japan’s Defense-Only Security Policy?
Japanese Prime Yoshihiko Noda will soon have a chance to prove his worth by taking an important step to lead Japan to a stronger economic and security position. Will he be able to take it? Noda …
Japan’s Security: A Former US State Department Official’s Candid Views
There is a country that has become rare among the nations of the world in terms of being detached from reality and weak, so afraid of the controversies before one’s eyes that no one will say what n…
