2016, August Archives
【#394】Biden’s Remark and Japanese Constitution
August 22, 2016 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s remark on the Japanese constitution on August 15 has become controversial in Japan. When criticizing Republican presidential nominee Donald Tru...
【#393】Japan’s Constitutional Reform to Propel Asian Stability
August 15, 2016 Peace in Asia demands a proactive Japan. The issue Japan faces today is not whether it should remain pacifist but whether it can afford to stay passive in regional and interna...
【#392】Unsatisfactory Defense White Paper
August 8, 2016 As the writer of Part I (World Military Situation) of Japan’s defense white paper for 1987, I would like to comment on this year’s version. The latest defense white paper fails...
【#391(Special)】Questionable “Comfort Women” Records Presented for UNESCO Inscription
August 5, 2016 Excerpts of a joint application for the inscription of documents on comfort women for the wartime Japanese Imperial Army on the UNESCO Memory of the World list were released on...
【#390】80% of Former Comfort Women Support Accord
August 1, 2016 Based on a Tokyo-Seoul agreement late last year, the South Korean government launched the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation on July 28 to support former comfort women. At a...