WHAT WOULD WORLD LOOK LIKE UNDER CHINESE HEGEMONY?
The year 2020 looks like a tough year for Japan, with a seemingly bumpy road ahead. Faced with a fierce rivalry between the US and China shaking up the world order, Japan must commit itself to so…
DON’T CONFUSE DISCIPLINE WITH CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN CHILDREARING
Beginning next April, rearing and disciplining children—traditionally entrusted to parents and guardians—will be regulated under law in Japan. A revised child abuse prevention law will enter into…
MOON JAE-IN’S HARD-LINE POLICIES MAY LEAD TO COLLAPSE OF SOUTH KOREA
Top Japanese and South Korean trade control officials met in Tokyo on December 16 for the first time in more than three years in an effort to alleviate protracted economic friction over Japan’s t…
JAPANESE NUCLEAR REGULATORY AUTHORITY LAGS PRECARIOUSLY BEHIND WORLD STANDARDS
A 19-member delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Japan on January 14 to reassess its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety. It will be t…
WHY JAPAN MUST PROTEST CHINA’S SUPPRESSION OF MINORITIES NOW
How Japan will deal with the current situation in Hong Kong is inextricably linked to what kind of nation it wants to be. US President Trump has signed into law the Hong Kong Human Rights…
