Yoshiko Sakurai's Archives
【#755】Japan Should Fight for Victory of Free World
January 14, 2021 The world witnesses turbulent events. In the year that opened with deviant behaviors in the United States and China, the international community faces an extraordinary crisis. T...
【#714(Special)】Thanking Abe for His Furious Efforts
September 1, 2020 Thirteen years ago, Shinzo Abe fell ill and resigned as prime minister. Today, however, he looks far different. He now stands firm despite his illness. Before offering to resig...
【#703】Let’s Restore Japanese Mind of Caring about Others
July 27, 2020 After Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in April, Japanese people acted in a remarkable manner. The government declaration is not legally binding or backed by p...
【#679】People’s Strength Avoiding Coronavirus Explosion
May 11, 2020 While the novel coronavirus pandemic has gone rampant, Japanese people have avoided infection explosion and contained the virus in the initial phase of the battle. Yasutoshi Nishimura...
【#672】We Can Win against Coronavirus with Altruism
April 13, 2020 In the face of the expanding novel coronavirus epidemic in major Japanese cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency on April 7 for the ...
【#650(Special)】Taiwanese Popular Will Defeats Xi
January 16, 2020 It was a clear victory. On January 11, Taiwanese President Tsai Ingwen won a record 8.17 million votes or a vote of more than 57% for her reelection. Taiwan’s popular will totally...
【#646(Special)】Deploring Japan’s Limited Sense of Crisis
January 8, 2020 Japan in the Reiwa Era from May 2019 must resolve important, difficult challenges involving national fundamentals one by one. In contrast to the 30-year Heisei Era when we benefitt...
November 25, 2019 I have recently had a talk with former Seoul University professor of economics Lee Yong Hoon who authored “Anti-Japan Tribalism,” which has become a bestseller in Japan as well a...
【#613(Special)】“Postwar Disease” behind Hagiuda Bashing
August 5, 2019 On July 26, Koichi Hagiuda, executive acting secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, appeared on the online Genron TV over which I preside. On the July 30 issue...
【#572】Step up Japan-India Strategic Cooperation
February 12, 2019 In early February, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and India’s Vivekananda International Foundation held a workshop titled “India-Japan Partnership in an Uncer...