JAPAN MUST BLOCK “CONSCRIPTED LABORERS” FROM TURNING INTO ANOTHER “COMFORT WOMEN” ISSUE
The Battleship Island, a controversial South Korean film portraying a fictitious wartime revolt of Korean conscripted workers on a coal island off Nagasaki, was released in South Korea on July 26…
VETERAN JOURALIST WARNS AGAINST ARROGANCE OF MEDIA
I recently read with great interest The Arrogance of Journalism—the latest work by veteran journalist Masuhiko Hirobuchi (Shincho-sha; July, 2017)—and wish to recommend it as a must-read book. …
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DEVOID OF TRADITIONAL VALUES AND STRATEGIES
On July 19, the office of Senator John McCain announced he had been diagnosed with brain cancer. That the American media reported on his condition widely made me freshly aware of the great influe…
BIASED “KAKE GAKUEN” REPORTING IS CAMPAIGN BY LIBERAL PRESS TO OVERTHROW ABE ADMINISTRATION
Deliberations in the Diet on the so-called “Kake Gakuen affair” were resumed on July 10. The affair concerns a government-authorized plan by a private educational business group called Kake Gakue…
CHINA’S BRUTAL HUMAN RIGHTS SUPPRESSION MAKES IT UNFIT TO BE WORLD LEADER
Over the years there have been a good number of group photos of world leaders at various summits, but none that showed a US president not occupying the central position. In this vein, the latest …
