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Oct 16, 2025
【#1299】Solar Panels Causing Heat Island Phenomenon
Tadashi Narabayashi Since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident caused by devastating tsunami tidal waves on March 11, 2011, countries around the world have promoted a nuclear phase-out policy and renewable energy as a main power source. Japan has built many mega solar power plants filled with solar photovoltaic panels under the renewable energy feed-in tariff system, .... <Read more>
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Oct 16, 2025
【#1298】What Should Be Inherited Is Evolved Abenomics
Etsuro Honda Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has stated that she will inherit Abenomics as the basic concept of economic policy. In response, concerns have been raised in Japan and abroad that if a bold fiscal and monetary policy like Abenomics is implemented at this moment, .... <Read more>

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【#1297】Criticizing Ishiba’s Reflection on 80th Anniversary of War’s End
Katsuhiko Takaike On October 10, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a press conference issued his “reflection” on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Upon reading it, I was struck by a sense of bewilderment—what on earth is this? There are two problems with this reflection. First, one wonders whether these are

【#1296】View Komeito’s Coalition Exit as an Opportunity
Takashi Arimoto The Komeito party notified the Liberal Democratic Party of its decision to dissolve its ruling coalition with the LDP at their leaders’ meeting on October 10, putting an end to their 26-year-old partnership. The LDP-Komeito coalition, though having brought about political stability particularly under the Shinzo Abe