OPPOSITION PARTIES SHOULD REFRAIN FROM IVORY-TOWER VIEW OF PENDING SECURITY LEGISLATION
The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has vowed to submit a non-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe if the government adopts the pending security legislation designed…
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL MUST HAVE BALANCED HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Many Japanese have a deep-rooted optimism about what the United Nations can do for the world. Those who believe in the idealism of the United Nations are the same people who believe in the values…
JSDF PERSONNEL READY TO FACE RISKS AS THEY SAFEGURD PEACE AND SECURITY OF JAPAN
Quite a few people among us Japanese keep chanting slogans opposing the new security legislation under deliberation in the Diet, calling it “war legislation.” I utterly fail to understand their m…
ABE DESERVES PRAISE FOR STATEMENT MARKING 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR II
The much-awaited August 14 statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe marking the end of World War II 70 years ago amply reflected the philosophical essence of a man well qualified to lead his nation…
SEVEN DECADES AFTER WORLD WAR II, JAPAN MUST CONFRONT THREAT FROM CHINA
A prominent American expert on China warned on July 31 that Japan today is faced with its worst national crisis since the Mongolian invasion in the late 13th century. In an address at the Japan F…
