MOON JAE-IN’S HARD-LINE POLICIES MAY LEAD TO COLLAPSE OF SOUTH KOREA
Top Japanese and South Korean trade control officials met in Tokyo on December 16 for the first time in more than three years in an effort to alleviate protracted economic friction over Japan’s t…
JAPANESE NUCLEAR REGULATORY AUTHORITY LAGS PRECARIOUSLY BEHIND WORLD STANDARDS
A 19-member delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Japan on January 14 to reassess its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety. It will be t…
WHY JAPAN MUST PROTEST CHINA’S SUPPRESSION OF MINORITIES NOW
How Japan will deal with the current situation in Hong Kong is inextricably linked to what kind of nation it wants to be. US President Trump has signed into law the Hong Kong Human Rights…
JAPANESE LAWMAKERS MUST MORE VIGOROUSLY PROTEST BEIJING’S SUPPRESSION OF HONG KONG
Pro-democracy candidates in Hong Kong scored a resounding victory in all 18 district councils on November 24, capturing 389 (approximately 85%) of 452 elected seats. With a record turnout of 71%,…
CONTROVERSY OVER CHERRY-BLOSSOM PARTY SHOWS DETERIORATION OF OUR POLITICS
Japan continues to be faced with a number of tough international challenges: the threat of North Korea, friction with South Korea, China’s brazen global expansionism, and growing security and tra…
