Influential Dailies in Japan and the US Shut Their Eyes to Inconvenient Truths
The Asahi Shimbun boasts an assortment of flowery expressions in its mission statement, pledging to “hold onto our true principles of safeguarding the freedom of speech,” “contribute to the happi…
Some Thoughts on This Rapidly Changing and Unstable World
Nearly eight years have lapsed since the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) was inaugurated in Tokyo—a small privately financed think tank dedicated to help Japan establish itself as …
“Offshore Control”: New US Strategy against China’s Aggressive Military Buildup
In the seas of Asia we are seeing a significant shift in naval power, with China, not surprisingly, attracting the most attention. Its leaders have forged ahead with a relentless military buildup…
China Is Taking Advantage of South Korea for Its New War on History against Japan
President Barack Obama recently was selected as the worst US president since World War II in a national poll conducted by Quinnipiac University (Hamden, Connecticut). I must say, however, that if t…
Asahi Shimbun Editorials Have Always Been Biased
On July 1st, the cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe finally agreed to reinterpret the terms of Japan’s “peace” constitution as a vital step toward exercising its right to collective self-defens…
