JAPAN MUST STERNLY PROTEST AGAINST CHINA’S SUPPRESSION OF CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER PU ZHIQIANG
On December 16, President Xi Jinping called for strict Internet censorship at the second Chinese-sponsored World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, eastern China, noting that cyberspace is “not a pla…
ABE’S PROACTIVE DIPLOMACY SECURES STRONG START FOR GREATER INDIA-JAPAN COOPERATION
The recent visit to India by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, I believe, has significantly contributed to the stability not only of Japan-India relations but also of the Asia-Pacific region. D…
OBAMA’S DEADEND COUNTER-TERROR STRATEGY
On December 6, President Obama made a television address from the Oval Office of the White House. It was an important occasion for Obama, as he would discuss the recent carnage in San Bernadino, …
CHALLENGE FOR NEW GOVERNMENT PARTY PANEL TO STUDY JAPAN’S MODERN HISTORY
Nothing would seem more difficult than coming up with a mutually agreeable version of the history of certain events—whether that be among nations or among individuals. And yet China and South Kor…
THREATS FROM ISIS AND CHINA CALL FOR FURTHER REINFORCEMENT OF JAPANESE SELF-DEFENSE CAPABILITIES
The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF), a privately-financed think tank that I head, held a seminar in Tokyo on November 23 entitled “Puzzling Cold War in South China Sea between th…
