【#216】Now is Time for PM Abe to Visit Yasukuni Shrine
October 15, 2013 Yasukuni Shrine will observe its autumn festival this week. For Shinzo Abe who has long hoped to visit the shrine in his capacity as prime minister, the festival provides t...
【#215】Koizumi’s Nuclear Phase-out Proposal Is Incomprehensible
October 7, 2013 Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is accelerating his proposal to phase out nuclear power plants. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has brushed off the Koizum...
【#214】JR Hokkaido’s Loose Safety Management Is Intolerable
September 30, 2013 I served as an employee of the then Japanese National Railways in Nagoya before becoming a National Diet lawmaker and working hard to reform and privatize the JNR. I ...
【#213】Nuclear Policy Should Be Based on Science and Reason
September 24, 2013 It is important for us to give priority to science and reason in dealing with nuclear power plants. The Democratic Party of Japan abandoned science and emotionally de...
【#212】China’s Corruption Originates from Communist Dictatorship
September 17, 2013 The Chinese Communist Party has been shaken by corruption scandals. Its Central Committee is set to meet in November to discuss how best to combat corruptions. But i...
【#211】 Family as Basic Unit of Society Should be Protected
September 9, 2013 On September 4, the Japanese Supreme Court ruled that a Civil Code provision for halving inheritance for illegitimate children is unconstitutional. In response ...
【#210】Obama Administration Half-Hearted about Attack on Syria
September 2, 2013 Why has Syria used chemical weapons even at risk of making an enemy of the rest of the world? While the question is still left to be answered, U.S. President Barack Ob...
【#209】The Right of Collective Self-Defense
August 25, 2013 The right of collective self-defense is a concept under international law. The government has maintained its view that "Japan has the right of collective self-defense whi...
【#208】 Loyalty of Lt. Gen. Ko Shiyoku
August 19, 2013 Among those honored by Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine are about 50,000 from Korea and Taiwan, including Army Capt. Fumihiro Mitsuyama from Korea who sang Korean traditional son...
【#207】 Prayers for the Japanese Killed during the War
August 12, 2013 August 1945 was atrociously eventful for the Japanese. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were totally devastated by the American atomic bombings. The Soviet Union suddenly attacked...