JAPAN AND US MUST COLLABORATE TO SURPASS CHINA IN WORLD FINANCE AND ECONOMY
Xi Jinping’s ambition to realize his “Chinese dream” distinctly colored the recent summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference (APEC) in Beijing. Xi’s behavior on November…
NEEDED: NEW SCHEME TO RESOLVE ABDUCTION ISSUE WITH NORTH KOREA
On-going negotiations with North Korea will not succeed in bringing home abducted Japanese because normalization of diplomatic relations with Pyongyang remains the top priority of the Foreign Min…
FAULTY RENEWABLE ENERGY SCHEME IS DAILY COSTING JAPAN US$300 MILLION
Japan’s Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme—the negative legacy of a former prime minister obsessed with a fervid anti-nuclear ideology—is clearly showing signs of crumbling under its own weight. …
JAPAN MUST RECOGNIZE BOTH GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AS LINCHPINS OF NATIONAL SECURITY
Japan’s failure in the realm of intelligence gathering—before, during, and since World War II—was made very clear during a recent symposium in Tokyo entitled “How Should Japan Fight the Informati…
ASAHI FOCUSES ON HOKUSEI INCIDENT IN ATTEMPT TO DEFLECT CRITICISM
Reading the October 7 edition of the Asahi Shimbun, I got the distinct impression that its credibility as an organ of public opinion continues to steadily decline. In the edition in quest…
