【#1224】A Korean Scholar Who Described Comfort Women as Prostitutes Finally Acquitted
Academic freedom in South Korea has been protected. On February 13, the Supreme Court finally acquitted former Yonsei University professor Ryu Seok Chun, who had been criminally charged for denying th...
【#1223】Demonstrate “Japan First” Spirit to Trump
February 17, 2025 Many analysts say the February 7 meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump was successful. But such analysis is naïve. A barrage ...
【#1222】China’s Salami Tactics Underway around Senkakus
February 10, 2025 On February 6, the China Coast Guard replaced a fleet operating around Japan’s Senkaku Islands. All four ships that entered the contiguous zone around the Senkakus on the day are...
【#1221】First and Last Honeymoon Meeting?
February 10, 2025 The Japan-U.S. summit on February 7 was a success in terms of substance thanks to earlier low expectations placed on the meeting. In a surprise move, U.S. President Donald Trump ...
【#1220】Supporting Japan’s Protest to a UN Committee
February 3, 2025 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 go...
【#1219】BOJ Should Focus on Economy Rather Than Exchange Rates
January 27, 2025 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 backgro...
【#1218】A Big Difference Between Trump’s and Ishiba’s Speeches
January 27, 2025 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 Jan...
【#1217】Concern over Ishiba’s “Balanced” Foreign Policy
January 20, 2025 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...
【#1216】Yoon and His Supporters Believe in Election Fraud Theory
January 20, 2025 Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol have been holding street rallies and mass demonstrations, attracting thousands to tens of thousands of people every day since an...
【#1215】BOJ Should Not Rush to Raise Interest Rate
January 20, 2025 The Bank of Japan will hold its monetary policy meeting on January 23 and 24. The focus of attention is on whether the policy rate, or the overnight interbank call rate as the mai...
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