April 15, 2024 On April 10, a National Assembly election took place in South Korea. The National Assembly is a unicameral legislature with 300 seats. The term of office for lawmakers is four years...
【#1139】Commission Should be Established in Cabinet to Amend Constitution
April 15, 2024 “We are with you,” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared in his speech to the U.S. Congress on April 11. I strongly agree to Kishida’s assertion that Japan should be a “glo...
【#1138】Japan’s Defective Domestic Structures Impeding Global Partnership
April 15, 2024 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on April 10 and issued a joint statement titled “Global Partners for the Future.” In a spe...
【#1137】Supreme Court Justices and Politicians Should Read This Book
April 9, 2024 The Japanese edition of American journalist Abigail Shrier’s book titled “Irreversible Damage” has been published by Sankei Shimbun Publications Inc. The Japanese edition is titled “...
【#1136】Don’t Turn a Blind Eye to Growing Reality of Nuclear Threats
April 8, 2024 When the United States intercepted top secret Russian communications around October 2022, there were frequent discussions about the use of nuclear weapons within Russian military, Th...
【#1135】Hoping for Imperial Family System Reform Based on Traditions and Precedents
April 8, 2024 This is likely to be an extremely important year for Japan as a constitutional monarchy. If the current Imperial House Act is maintained, the number of imperial family members wil...
【#1134】Recover the Lost 4 Months
April 8, 2024 Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has punished 39 of its National Diet members in connection with a Political Funds Control Act violation scandal. While Prime Minister and LDP ...
April 1, 2024 The North Korean regime of Kim Jong Un has suddenly hardened its stance toward Japan. While Japan’s Fumio Kishida administration has merely reiterated its long-standing principles, s...
【#1132】Don’t Use a Tiny Scapegoat to End Renewable Energy Scandal
April 1, 2024 While solar and wind power generation has been touted as a safe, clean renewable energy alternative to nuclear power, the deficiency of renewable energy has been recognized worldwide...
【#1131】BOJ Should Maintain Strong Commitment to Monetary Easing
March 25, 2024 The Bank of Japan at its monetary policy meeting on March 19 decided to raise the uncollateralized overnight call rate (an interest rate on overnight interbank loans), which serves ...