Why Japan Should Explain to the International Community More Resolutely What Its “Research Whaling” Is All About
Has Japan been reduced to a nation that readily bows to pressures not only from its overbearing neighbors like China and Russia, but from rogueﾂ黴 international protest groups as well? We are a c…
Thorough Review Needed for DPJ government’s Plan to Make Japanese Expressways Toll-Free
On February 9, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced plans to make additional sections of the nation’s expressway network toll-free. This was in keeping with an e…
Exploring the Wartime Experiences of the “Kibei”
On February 5, I visited the National Museum of Japanese History in the Tokyo suburb of Sakura City to see a special exhibition held under the theme of “Japanese Immigrants – in the United States a…
JDP’s Posture Towards Gender Equality Will Lead to Further Collapse of Japan’s Family System
On January 22, there was a policy study gathering at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to discuss matters relating to the government’s third basic plan to build a gender-equal …
Japan of All Nations Must Face Up to the Harsh Reality of International Law
I recently had a welcome opportunity to hear Rikio Shikama discuss the problems pertaining to Japan’s flawed national defense structure – a subject the diplomat turned commentator has been pursuing…
