CHAOS IN MIDDLE EAST MARKS THE BEGINNING OF NEW CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS
Rapidly expanding its sphere of influence in a wide range of territory encompassing parts of Iraq and Syria, the ultra-radical Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has brought about an ominous …
NOVEMBER MAYORAL ELECTIONS: MOMENT OF TRUTH FOR TAIWAN
The spacious reception hall at a hotel in central Tokyo was filled with great excitement last weekend as Taiwanese residents in Japan hosted a gathering in support of a popular physician running in…
MAJOR OKINAWA DAILIES DISTORT FUTENMA ISSUE AS GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION DRAWS NEAR
When I arrived in Okinawa on September 21 the weather was gorgeous, a typhoon having just grazed the island chain and passed on. I was there to attend a meeting sponsored by a prefectural citizen…
ASAHI’S HALF-HEARTED APOLOGY OVER SHODDY REPORTING
Watching a recent news conference hastily called by the president of the Asahi Shimbun, Tadakazu Kimura, I got the distinct impression that the liberal daily does indeed have a long way to go bef…
GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER ALREADY BEING WHISPERED ABOUT
In reshuffling his cabinet for the first time since assuming office for the second time in late 2012, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shown himself to be politically astute and innovative. He named…
