【#1124】Kishida Should Complete Dissolution of LDP Factions
March 4, 2024 The governance of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been dysfunctional. In order to make a breakthrough in a dispute between ruling and opposition parties over who to at...
【#1123】Japan Should Not Cap 5-year Defense Spending at 43 Trillion Yen
March 4, 2024 The yen’s depreciation and price hikes have boosted defense equipment procurement cost, endangering Japan’s planned “fundamental reinforcement of defense capabilities.” “Given ex...
【#1122】Reality of the Rule of Law in South Korea: President Yoon’s Sin
February 26, 2024 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and the ruling People Power Party’s leader and Emergency Committee Chairman Han Dong Hoon have original sins. Both had been special investiga...
February 26, 2024 Education Minister Masahito Moriyama has emphasized his denial of connection with the Unification Church despite past support for his election campaigns from an affiliate of the ...
【#1120】Separation of Abduction from Nuclear Issue Has Moved Pyongyang
February 19, 2024 “The day of the prime minister’s Pyongyang visit might come,” said North Korea’s de facto No.2 Kim Yo Jong in a statement on February 15, referring to Japanese Prime Minister Fum...
【#1119】Japan Should Also Prepare for Trump’s Comeback
February 19, 2024 Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is almost certain to become the Republican presidential nominee this year, has sparked controversy by effectively encouraging Russia to at...
【#1118】Komeito Should Fulfill Its Responsibility as a Coalition Partner
February 19, 2024 The leadership of the Komeito Party, a junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, remains cautious over the joint development of the next-generation fighter...
【#1117】It Is Time to Provide Strong Support to Ukraine
February 13, 2024 On January 14, a Russian A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft was shot down by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile over the Sea of Azov, southeast of Ukraine. Although ...
【#1116】Too Early to End Monetary Easing in Japan
February 5, 2024 The Bank of Japan has persistently continued with monetary easing in order to completely overcome deflation that has been stagnating Japan’s economy for a long time. Under its mon...
【#1115】Abe Faction Disbandment Reflects Heavenly Voice
February 5, 2024 The largest faction within Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party was destined to be disbanded. This is because the Abe faction, officially known as the Seiwa Policy Study Group,...