2016, September Archives
September 26, 2016 Japan-Russia relations may mark a watershed on December 15. This is because Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may announce a joint statement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, ...
【#398】Monju Decommissioning Means Fall of Japan
September 20, 2016 The Japanese government is trying to use mass media to decommission the Monju prototype fast breeder reactor. As the Monju generates electricity and stands at the core of t...
【#397】15th Anniversary of 9/11 and Japan
September 12, 2016 On September 11, the United States marked the 15th anniversary of terrorist attacks in 2001. Given that 24 Japanese citizens were among the victims of the attacks by the al...
【#396】Great Power Politics and Abe Diplomacy
September 5, 2016 As only a little more than four months are left before the end of the Barack Obama administration, the United States is failing to exercise its international leadership in m...
【#395】Apparent Use of Solid Fuel by North Korea
August 29, 2016 When I watched the video footage of ballistic missile launch by North Korea from a submarine on August 24, I found white powdery smoke emitted from the missile and suspected t...