TWO BOOKS AS RECOMMENDED READING TO REFLECT ON JAPAN THIS SUMMER
The long tsuyu rainy season is now over, to be quickly followed by full-fledged summer. It is also a season of hot politics in Japan, where two major elections—for upper house members and the gov…
JAPAN MUST PREVENT ASEAN FROM LEANING FURTHER TOWARDS CHINA
To whom does the South China Sea belong? Will it be open to all the nations of the word as protected under the principles of international law, or will it become the exclusive domain of a single …
JAPAN SHOULD LEAD INTERNATIONAL PROJECT TO JOINTLY MANAGE SOUTH CHINA SEA
The angry Chinese reaction to the South China Sea ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague shows once again how little respect Beijing’s leadership has for international law. If…
WAS THE MYTH OF THE CHINESE “COMFORT WOMEN” ALSO CREATED IN JAPAN?
“It has taken me some time, but I’ve finally come to the conclusion that much of the controversy surrounding certain of Japan’s actions during the war has in fact been created by elements within …
CAN JAPANESE OPPOSITION PARTIES COPE WITH CRISIS IN EAST CHINA SEA?
In the Upper House Election set for July 10, I find the stance on national security of the two major opposition parties, the Democratic Party and the Communist Party, to be completely incomprehen…
