“BREXIT” WILL BRING BRITAIN’S DECLINE
In the so-called “Brexit” referendum held on June 23, pro-exit Britons defeated those in favor of remaining in the European Union by a 4% margin—52% to 48%. “Like the Arab Spring, the res…
JAPAN COMMUNIST PARTY PLATFORM DESERVES SCRUTINY TODAY
Four opposition parties, led by the newly formed Democratic Party (DP) and the Japan Communist Party (JCP), have pledged to form a united front in the coming upper house election slated for July …
JAPAN’S POLICIES: MORE ISOLATIONIST THAN TRUMP’S “AMERICA FIRST”
The nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12 was the third deadly attack in the US since May last year carried out by gunmen who pledged allegiance to ISIS . The culprit in the …
JAPAN MUST COPE EFFECTIVELY WITH CHINA’S DECEPTION
Top US and Chinese officials met in Beijing on June 6 for the eighth annual US-Chinese Strategic and Economic Dialogue to discuss a wide range of matters of mutual concern. At the opening session…
NATIONALISM ON THE RISE GLOBALLY
In the upcoming general election for president, Donald Trump has a 45% to 42% edge over Hillary Clinton in a Fox News poll released May 18. When former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson of the Lib…