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Feb 04, 2025
【#1220】Supporting Japan’s Protest to a UN Committee
Tsutomu Nishioka In a protest to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) that has recommended Japan to amend the Imperial House Act, the Japanese government has decided to exclude the committee from a list of beneficiaries from Japan’s voluntary contributions to the .... <Read more>
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Jan 29, 2025
【#1219】BOJ Should Focus on Economy Rather Than Exchange Rates
Hideo Tamura On January 24, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda not only raised the policy interest rate from 0.25% to 0.5%, but indicated his intention to continue the rate hike. In the background is the need to hold down price increases accompanying the yen’s depreciation that has been progressing with the inauguration of the second .... <Read more>

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【#1218】A Big Difference Between Trump’s and Ishiba’s Speeches
Takashi Arimoto I had to wonder how speeches could be so different: U.S. President Donald Trump’s inaugural address on January 20 and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s policy speech on January 24. Clear message by Trump Trump launched tougher measures on illegal immigrants and vowed to

【#1217】Concern over Ishiba’s “Balanced” Foreign Policy
Yoshiko Sakurai I am gravely concerned over a foreign policy that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba mentioned in Indonesia on January 11. “Both Japan and Indonesia are island countries. They are very similar in pursuing a foreign policy while considering a balance between the United States and China,” said Ishiba in his meeting with