BOOK ABOUT EMPERORS RECOMMENDED READING FOR HOLIDAYS
The winter solstice has just passed and the new year is around the corner. What type of a year it is going to be will depend largely on how we Japanese face it. With the Wuhan virus havin…
UNIFIED NUCLEAR KOREA WOULD POSE REAL CRISIS FOR JAPAN
Northeast Asia has become the world’s most dangerous region today, having surpassed Europe in “missile density.” The same goes for nuclear weapons. In and around this region are three nuclear-arm…
DON’T ALLOW CHINA TO SNATCH AWAY TPP FREE TRADE PACT
The modus operandi of China’s rulers never changes, whether it be one of the imperial dynasties of yore or the communist dictatorship of today: use deceitful means to triumph in all competitions …
JAPAN’S METTLE TO BE TESTED IN DEALING WITH BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
With the 2020 US presidential election having yet to be certified, president-elect Joe Biden has started outlining plans and announcing key cabinet and staff appointments. Meanwhile, President Tr…
OMINOUS RED SHADOW OF SOUTH KOREAN SPY CHIEF
Turbulence in international politics inevitably prompts shady forces to sinister maneuvers, usually covert, in many parts of the globe. That is the way the world goes. A notable case in …
