ABE’S VISIT HAS TRANSFORMED MEANING OF “PEARL HARBOR”
The topic of this essay may appear somewhat dated, but I wish to relate how pleased my dear old professor at the University of Hawaii was with the December 27 joint Pearl Harbor visit by Shinzo A…
JAPAN’S LOSS BY “IPPON” IN TERRITORIAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA
Japan can be said to have suffered a defeat by “ippon” —a clean throw, to use a judo term—in its recent negotiations with Russia. As far as Japan is concerned, one cannot but give a low …
WHY JAPAN FAILS TO RESOLVE NORTH KOREAN ABDUCTION ISSUE
At a late October meeting of the National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea (NARKN), Sakie Yokota (80), a long-time leader of the group, indicated that neither she n…
PUTIN’S PERSONALITY WILL SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT JAPAN-RUSSIA RELATIONS
Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Japan soon to discuss territorial and economic issues with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. They will first meet on December 15 in Abe’s hometo…
JAPANESE MEDIA FAIL TO SEE THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE HEADLINES
The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF)—a privately-financed think tank that I head in Tokyo—held a seminar on November 23 entitled The Trump Administration and Decisions for Japan. …
