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Feb 05, 2020 (Wed)

【#655(Special)】New Epidemic Shows Need for Emergency Clause in Constitution

February 3, 2020 　 The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus that broke out in Wuhan, Hebei Province, China, exceeded 10,000 in China as of February 2, including more than 300 who die...

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Feb 05, 2020 (Wed)

【#654】China Keeps Bullying Taiwan even amid Disaster

February 3, 2020 　 A novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic originating from the central Chinese city of Wuhan is spreading fast. As the epidemic has expanded within China, multiple cities have effect...

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Jan 27, 2020 (Mon)

【#653】New Pneumonia Outbreak Exposes China’s Secrecy

January 27, 2020 　 A novel coronavirus has caused a pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, Hebei Province, China. As of the morning on January 27, the coronavirus has infected 2,744 people and led to 80 death...

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Jan 23, 2020 (Thu)

【#652(Special)】Judicial Risks Threatening Social / Industrial Infrastructure

January 21, 2020 　 On January 17, the Hiroshima High Court ordered Shikoku Electric Power Co. to suspend Unit 3 of its Ikata Nuclear Power Station in Ehime Prefecture, endorsing three Yamaguchi Pref...

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Jan 21, 2020 (Tue)

【#651】U.S.-China Trade War as Opportunity for WTO Reform

January 20, 2020 　 The United States and China signed their Phase 1 economic and trade agreement on January 15 after two years of negotiations. The word “Phase 1” symbolizes the deal’s characteristi...

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Jan 20, 2020 (Mon)

【#650(Special)】Taiwanese Popular Will Defeats Xi

January 16, 2020 　 It was a clear victory. On January 11, Taiwanese President Tsai Ingwen won a record 8.17 million votes or a vote of more than 57% for her reelection. Taiwan’s popular will totally...

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Jan 20, 2020 (Mon)

【#649(Special)】WSJ’s Defense of Ghosn Cannot Be Overlooked

January 14, 2020 　 The leading U.S. newspaper Wall Street Journal carried a series of editorials defending former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn who fled Japan while being on bail. The WSJ said that it is ...

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Jan 20, 2020 (Mon)

【#648(Special)】Requests to Politicians Regarding MSDF Dispatch to Middle East

January 14, 2020 　 On January 10, Japan’s Defense Minister Taro Kono ordered a team of a destroyer and patrol aircraft from the Maritime Self-Defense Force to go to Middle Eastern waters. Most of...

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Jan 16, 2020 (Thu)

【#647】Futility of Denying Disciplined Parenting to Ban Corporal Punishment

January 14, 2020 　 Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare released a draft guideline on corporal punishment on December 3 before the revised Child Abuse Prevention Act takes effect in April. ...

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Jan 09, 2020 (Thu)

【#646(Special)】Deploring Japan’s Limited Sense of Crisis

January 8, 2020 　 Japan in the Reiwa Era from May 2019 must resolve important, difficult challenges involving national fundamentals one by one. In contrast to the 30-year Heisei Era when we benefitt...

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