【#840】Distribution Cannot Lead to Growth
October 18, 2021 A key economic policy issue for the October 31 general election of the House of Representatives is a difference between ruling and opposition parties’ stances on economic growth a...
【#839】Be Alert to Creeping Communist Party
October 18, 2021 Campaigns have started for the October 31 general election of Japan’s House of Representatives. A remark by Secretary General Akira Amari of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party go...
【#838】Kishida Administration Ignoring Taiwan Strait Tensions
October 11, 2021 In early October, China dispatched numerous military aircraft near Taiwan. But Tokyo made a lukewarm reaction to the Chinese actions that undermined peace and stability in the Tai...
【#837】Placing Hopes on Kishida’s Eagerness to Amend Constitution
October 4, 2021 “At least within the term (for the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party), I would promote constitutional amendments meeting the changes of the times,” Fumio Kishida tol...
【#836】We Should Welcome Taiwan’s CPTPP Bid but Be Cautious About China’s
September 27, 2021 Following China’s application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Taiwan filed its application. While I noted in my previo...
【#835】Discussions on Children’s Agency Lack Logic of Education
September 27, 2021 The ruling Japanese Liberal Democratic Party is preparing for establishing a Children’s Agency and a basic children law. A panel of experts created by the government will compil...
【#834】Guessing About Kono’s Intimidating Remarks
September 27, 2021 In intimidating remarks to a senior official at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy as reported by Weekly Bunshun magazine, administrative reform minister Taro Kono loud...
【#833】Next Japanese PM Should Seek Further Evolution of Quad
September 27, 2021 Japan, the United States, Australia and India held their first-ever face-to-face leaders’ summit for the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or the Quad, in Washington on September...
【#832】Japan’s Wisdom to Sort Applications to Join CPTPP
September 27, 2021 Can the 11 member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) reject the membership application of China that is rapidly closi...
【#831】How to Respond to China’s Application to Join CPTPP?
September 21, 2021 China has officially applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTTP). The action had been expected since Chinese President Xi J...