GOVERNMENT MUST EXPEDITE VACCINATION AMID NATIONAL CRISIS
“I am determined to have all eligible senior citizens vaccinated for COVID-19 by the end of July.” On the heels of this pledge by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on May 11, a vaccination pr…
MANIPULATIVE FORCES BEHIND CALLS FOR CANCELLATION OF TOKYO OLYMPICS
The mass-circulation Asahi Shimbun front-paged a report in its May 17 morning edition entitled “Support for Suga Administration Slumps to 33%.” Its subhead read: “73% of Nation Not Convinced of A…
PROMINENT ETHOLOGIST DISSECTS JAPAN’S PROBLEMS
I recently picked up a fascinating book. Its title at first actually turned me off: Narrow-Waisted Women See through Men’s Hearts (WAC Inc. Tokyo; May 2021). But I quickly realized that the book,…
ASAHI’S FAILURE TO REFLECT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION
Journalist Yoshiko Sakurai and Korean Peninsula expert Tsutomu Nishioka have been acquitted of defamation charges involving “comfort women” in court battles that lasted more than five years. The …
CHALLENGES FOR SUGA FOLLOWING SUMMIT WITH BIDEN
Returning to Tokyo from a quick trip to Washington for his first summit with President Biden, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga looked obviously relieved and happy as he told the press: “I think Pres…
