ASAHI FAILS TO ACCURATELY REPORT HAGYUDA STORY
I am now embroiled in an incident that reminds me how easily the truth can be twisted. As a result of an Asahi report based on my recent regular Internet news show, a rumor has spread tha…
CHINA’S DEFENSE WHITE PAPER REFLECTS BEIJING’S RESOLVE TO TRIUMPH OVER AMERICA
On July 24, China published a defense white paper for the first time since 2015. Entitled China’s National Defense in the New Era, the paper laid bare its intense rivalry with the US, taking up t…
ABE MUST REVIEW ONGOING STRATEGY TO REVISE CONSTITUTION
Given the grave international threats Japan faces on all sides, there was an amazing lack of debate and sense of urgency concerning our national security in the run-up to the July 21 upper house …
JAPAN MUST BOLDLY TACKLE IMMINENT THREATS TO ITS SECURITY
On July 1, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced its decision to more strictly control the export of three high-tech materials to South Korea. The items are acyl polyimide …
LIBERAL DAILY STEPS UP PRE-ELECTION CRITICISM OF ABE
With the upper house election just two weeks away, Japan is enveloped in an increasingly heated election mood. The liberal mass-circulation daily Asahi Shimbun has been particularly harsh in its …
