JAPAN MUST SAVE PROTOTYPE FAST-BREEDER REACTOR TO ESTABLISH SOLID NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE
The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has requested the government to terminate the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) as operator of the trouble-prone “Monju” prototype fast-breeder reactor, an…
CONVERSATION WITH SHINYA NAKAYAMA, 2012 NOBEL LAUREATE IN MEDICINE
During a reception on November 8 in Tokyo marking the third anniversary of the “Genron TV” Internet weekly news show that I host, I had the great pleasure of having a most stimulating conversatio…
JAPAN’S DIPLOMATIC VICTORY AT RECENT TRILATERAL SUMMIT IN SEOUL
Reading press reports on the Japan-China-South Korea summit that took place in Seoul on November 1-2, I was freshly reminded of the vast differences in the national characteristics of the three A…
KYOKO NAKAYAMA: VETERAN LAWMAKER EXPECTED TO SPEARHEAD CONSERVATIVE POLITICS IN JAPAN
On October 26 I attended a reception in Tokyo held by supporters of Ms. Kyoko Nakayama, the leader of the Party for Next Generations (PFG)—a conservative splinter party formed in August 2014. Cur…
DEFAMATION TRIAL OF JAPANESE CORRESPONDENT REVEALS TRUE NATURE OF PARK GEUN-HYE REGIME
During the closing argument on October 16 in the trial of the Japanese journalist charged with defaming South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, South Korean prosecutors made statements which showed…
