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Speaking out

Jun 10, 2021 (Thu)

【#800】Thoroughgoing Infection Control to Make Olympics Successful

June 7, 2021 　 One month and a half ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, whether human lives or Olympics are more important has become a red-hot issue at the National Diet parliament and in the media world....

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Jun 10, 2021 (Thu)

【#799】British Pacific Strategy Frustrates China

June 7, 2021 　 I would like to welcome Britain’s decision to advance into the Indo-Pacific region ahead of other European countries. On June 2, the 11 members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreem...

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Jun 03, 2021 (Thu)

【#798】Supporting Tokyo Olympics

May 31, 2021 　 Calls are growing for cancelling the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics for four major reasons: (1) novel coronavirus infections may expand with the visit of many foreign athletes and oth...

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May 27, 2021 (Thu)

【#797】Japan’s Power Plant Production Capacity in Existential Crisis

May 24, 2021 　 The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals released policy proposals titled “The Answer to Decarbonization Is Nuclear Power” on April 12 calling for constructing 24 new and additio...

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May 27, 2021 (Thu)

【#796】S. Korea under Moon Rejects Value-oriented Diplomacy

May 24, 2021 　 South Korea under President Moon Jae In has rejected value-oriented diplomacy. A U.S.-South Korea summit on May 21 led me to conclude so. Refraining from criticizing China by name ...

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May 27, 2021 (Thu)

【#795】U.S. Uniqlo Case Represents Warning to Japan’s Human Rights Policy

May 24, 2021 　 On May 10, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it blocked Fast Retailing Co.’s Uniqlo brand shirts on concerns they violated a ban on cotton products produced in China’s Xinji...

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May 24, 2021 (Mon)

【#794】Japan Should Revise Immigration Control Act

May 19, 2021 　 In the previous “Speaking Out” column dated May 17, I pointed out that discussions on a revision to Japan’s Immigration Control Act over the treatment of those avoiding deportation (f...

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May 20, 2021 (Thu)

【#793】Pay Attention to National Interests in Revising Immigration Act

May 17, 2021 　 At Japan’s parliament, ruling and opposition parties have been fiercely confronting with each other on a revision to the Immigration Control Act that sets rules on the treatment of fo...

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May 20, 2021 (Thu)

【#792】EU Courtyard’s Alarming Tilting towards China

May 17, 2021 　 After being criticized for being unaware of Chinese threats, Europe is wakening up at last. Europe joined Japan and the United States to warn against China as shown by a joint stat...

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May 20, 2021 (Thu)

【#791】Listen to True Public Opinion on Nuclear Energy Use

May 17, 2021 　 Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced a target of cutting Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2030 by 46% from fiscal 2013. The conventional wisdom is that not o...

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