【#853】What is Human Rights Adviser for?
November 22, 2021 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has created the post of assistant to the prime minister in charge of international human rights issues in an apparent attempt to promote his administ...
【#852】Two Requests Regarding Kishida’s Human Rights Diplomacy
November 15, 2021 Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has appointed former Defense Minister Gen Nakatani as assistant to the prime minister in charge of human rights issues. I would like to appre...
【#851】Xi Failed to Get His Way in History Resolution
November 15, 2021 The Sixth Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th Central Committee adopted a history resolution praising President Xi Jinping’s rule at its four-day session held November 8...
【#850】Don’t Let U.S. Declare No First Use of Nukes
November 15, 2021 The U.S. Bident administration has reportedly sounded U.S. allies out on whether its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) due out early next year should include a declaration of no first...
【#849】Let the People Ourselves Achieve Constitutional Amendments
November 15, 2021 Japan now has a rare opportunity to amend its constitution. The four political parties thought to be for amending the Constitution – the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), it...
【#848】S. Korea Far from Restoring Rule of Law Under Next President
November 8, 2021 Candidates have been selected for the South Korean presidential election to be held in March 2022. The largest conservative opposition People Power Party has picked former Prosecu...
【#847】Chinese Nukes Improve Precision Strike Capabilities
November 8, 2021 On November 3, the U.S. Department of Defense released this year’s report on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China.” Japanese media emphasiz...
【#846】Japan Should Wake Up to Hypersonic Missile Threats
November 8, 2021 China has deployed hypersonic missiles that can reach mainland Japan, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Defense published on November 3. The missiles that the curren...
【#845】COP at Turning Point
November 8, 2021 On November 2, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged up to $10 billion in additional support for decarbonization in Asia and other regions at the 26th conference of partie...
【#844】4 Anti-Communist Parties Should Head for Amending Constitution
November 1, 2021 In Japan’s House of Representatives election on October 31, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), though losing seats, won “absolute stable majority” to stably manage the Nat...