【#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...
【#830】Asking LDP Members Again if a Prime Minister Kono Would Be Okay
September 21, 2021 Taro Kono is reportedly leading the other three candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election on September 29. After hearing his remarks at press co...
【#829】Japan Left Out of Nuke Sub Pact Deal Due to Two Allergies
September 21, 2021 On September 15, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia announced a new security framework focusing on U.S. and U.K. technological cooperation in Australia’s buildi...
【#828】Kono Has Yet to Seal Off Nuclear Phaseout
September 14, 2021 “I would restart and use nuclear power plants that can be used after confirming their safety,” Taro Kono told a news conference on September 10 when he announced his candidacy f...