Yoshiko Sakurai's Archives
【#913】Japan Should Learn Lessons from Ukraine Tragedy
April 25, 2022 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reacted to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine responsively and boldly. As a nuclear power has threatened to use n...
【#902】China’s Mediation in Ukraine War Is Inconceivable
March 23, 2022 Some analysts recommend China to mediate to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine. But Chinese President Xi Jinping becoming an absolute dictator...
January 11, 2022 Japan in 2022 is in the midst of crises. In the drastically changing world, the prime minister of Japan has a historic mission. His responsibility is to contribute to creating a b...
【#863】Align with Like-Minded Countries in Handling Beijing Olympics
December 13, 2021 “On human rights issues regarding Uyghur, Tibet, Mongolians and Hong Kong, I would assert what should be asserted and strongly call for responsible actions,” he said as president...
【#798】Supporting Tokyo Olympics
May 31, 2021 Calls are growing for cancelling the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics for four major reasons: (1) novel coronavirus infections may expand with the visit of many foreign athletes and oth...
【#790】We Do Not Need Lawmakers Who Can’t Protest China
May 10, 2021 Japan must make more efforts than any other country to respect human rights and protect democracy. The first reason for this is that respect for human rights and democracy represen...
【#775】Is America Declining? – Discussion with Paul Kennedy
March 16, 2021 On March 9, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals invited Paul Kennedy, professor of history at Yale University and author of “The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers,” a gl...
【#763】Move 2022 Winter Olympics from Beijing
February 22, 2021 The Olympic Games have always been highly politicized, while being touted as a symbol of international peace and friendship or a sports festival. We now must pay attention to t...
【#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...