JAPAN MUST REBUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE BY REVISING POSTWAR CONSTITUTION
It goes without saying that the world is now undergoing a significant sea change. The US, a vital Pacific ally that Japan has consistently relied on for more than 70 years, still remains strong b…
JAPAN LAUNCHES CONCERTED EFFORT AGAINST FALSE CLAIMS OF FORCED LABOR DURING THE WAR
“I believe it is because of a marked decline in the ability to think critically on the part of South Koreans.” These remarks came from well-respected conservative South Korean journalist …
JAPAN’S PUBLIC BROADCASTER NHK MUST EXPLAIN ITS HUGE ANNUAL SURPLUSES
Why must any person in Japan who installs a television set conclude a contract and pay a monthly fee for broadcasts aired by NHK, Japan’s only public broadcast corporation? Isn’t it a violation o…
JAPAN PLANS TO CARVE OUT NEW ECONOMIC FUTURE WITH MEGA FREE TRADE PACT WITH EU
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s diplomatic skills were amply on display on December 8 when Japan and the European Union announced they had in principle reached a far-reaching agreement aimed at creat…
WHAT DOES “DIARY OF JAPANESE MILITARY BROTHEL MANAGER” HAVE TO SAY?
I have just finished reading A Cultural Anthropologist’s Review of ‘Diary of a Japanese Military Brothel Manager’—an engaging book dealing with wartime Korean “comfort women” by Professor Choi Ki…
