ABDICATION WAS EMPEROR KOMEI’S ULTIMATE WEAPON AGAINST SHOGUNATE
Emperor Komei, who ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1846 as Japan’s 121st monarch, was the great-grandfather of Emperor Meiji. Komei died suddenly in 1867—just a year before the Meiji Restora…
PREPARING TO ABDICATE, EMPEROR AKIHITO EXPLORES FORMER EMPEROR’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The lead article about Emperor Akihito’s wish to abdicate run on the front page of the conservative Sankei Shimbun on January 24 touched me deeply. Among other things, the scoop revealed that, ab…
CAN JAPAN LEVERAGE NEW TIES WITH TRUMP ADMINISTRATION?
“Many people say Donald Trump’s policies are difficult to predict, but I personally think it’s relatively easy if one applies his favorite ‘America First’ slogan and thinks in terms of the world …
HOW SHOULD JAPAN DEAL WITH TRUMP ADMINISTRATION?
This week, Donald Trump, deemed the most unconventional president ever, was sworn in as America’s 45th president. The entire world, including Japan and the US itself, awaited the new American adm…
HISTORICAL FACTS ARE MIGHTIEST WEAPON AGAINST PROPAGANDA WAR
One of the major problems facing Japan this year is lawsuits filed against Japanese corporations by Chinese and Korean wartime conscripted workers and their families. They are demanding compensa…
