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Speaking out

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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May 13, 2021 (Thu)

【#790】We Do Not Need Lawmakers Who Can’t Protest China

May 10, 2021 　 Japan must make more efforts than any other country to respect human rights and protect democracy. The first reason for this is that respect for human rights and democracy represen...

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May 13, 2021 (Thu)

【#789】Diet Should Start Discussion on Constitutional Amendments

May 10, 2021 　 On May 6, Japan’s House of Representatives Commission on the Constitution passed a bill to revise the National Referendum Act regarding constitutional amendment procedures. The ruling...

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Apr 28, 2021 (Wed)

【#788】Appreciating Cabinet Decision to Avoid Using “Wartime Comfort Women”

April 27, 2021 　 On April 27, the Japanese government made important cabinet decisions on comfort women and wartime Korean workers issues. It concluded the word “wartime comfort women” as inappropri...

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