【#747(Special)】Will Democracy Die in South Korea?
December 14, 2020 On December 10, South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party railroaded through the National Assembly an amendment to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials Ac...
【#746】Will New U.S. Defense Secretary Lead to Enhancing Alliances?
December 14, 2020 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Lloyd Austin, a retired Army general, as defense secretary. As commander of U.S. Central Command in charge of the Middle East, Aust...
【#745(Special)】Create a Framework to Impose Sanctions on China for Human Rights Abuse
December 7, 2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders have been arrested and sentenced to prison one after another. The Chinese actions have come under growing fire in Japan. Even the Asahi Shimbun n...
【#744(Special)】Next Year Being Crucial for Constitutional Amendments
December 7, 2020 The Japanese National Diet ended an extraordinary session on December 5 without revising this time again the National Referendum Act that provides for constitutional amendment p...
【#743】Cool Down to Reconsider Coronavirus Countermeasures
December 7, 2020 The year 2020, an annus horribilis of the Wuhan virus, is ending in about 20 days. During the year, media have continued to make fear-fueling reports, leading people to believe ...
【#742(Special)】Wake up, America, and Come Back to TPP
December 3, 2020 On November 20, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his willingness to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement. Just after signing the Regional Comprehensive ...
【#741】Why Not Rebut Wang Yi’s Nonsensical Words on Senkakus
November 30, 2020 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent visit to Japan has made it absolutely clear that (1) Japan should not invite Chinese President Xi Jinping as state guest and that (2) ...
【#740(Special)】RCEP Signed: Mixed Thinking of Parties Concerned
November 24, 2020 Fifteen countries including Japan, China, South Korea and the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations members have signed their Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, o...
【#739】There Can Be No Indo-Pacific Strategy without “Free and Open”
November 24, 2020 A remark by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to the press after an online meeting with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on November 14 created a ...
【#738】Japan Should Adopt “Three Warfares” Concept to Defend Senkakus
November 16, 2020 China Coast Guard ships have frequently intruded into waters near the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, exposing the Japanese islands to dangers. There is a country from w...