RISKS OF RAPIDLY AGING SOCIETY AREN’T SOMEBODY ELSE’S BUSINESS
Japanese today boast the world’s longest lifespan—80.5 years old for men and 86.83 for women. However, such records are meaningless unless we manage to resolve the variety of complex problems acc…
CANDID THOUGHTS ON EXTRAORDINARY “TRUMP PHENOMENON” IN THE US
By the time this weekly column is published, the results of the March 1 “Super Tuesday” primaries will be known. Heading into these contests, which could largely decide the nominees for …
A MARKED DEGREE OF RESPECT VS. INDIFFERENCE: AMAZING GAP IN HOW JAPANESE AND AMERICANS VIEW THE JUDICIARY
The extensive coverage of the recent death of Supreme Court Justice Anton Scalia in the US press demonstrates an amazing difference between the US and Japan in how such news is covered. …
JAPAN MUST IMPLEMENT COORDINATION BETWEEN COAST GUARD AND MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCES TO COPE WITH CHINESE THREAT
Chinese intelligence ships are continuing to regularly engage in data gathering operations just outside Japanese waters off the coast of Chiba Prefecture. During a weekly Internet “Genron TV” new…
NEEDED: GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP IN IMPLEMENTING SOLID NUCLEAR POWER POLICY
Despite universally recognized excellence in many technological fields, one can not help feeling certain misgivings about Japan when it comes to the credibility of its overall industrial strategy…
