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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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Jan 09, 2020 (Thu)

【#645】Kim Calls for Self-reliance to Make Breakthrough against Sanctions

January 7, 2020 　 North Korea held a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party for four days from December 28. Although some 300 full and candidate members of the Central...

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Dec 24, 2019 (Tue)

【#644】Amending Constitution is the Only Way to Cope with Great Transition

December 23, 2019 　 The year 2019 saw a great transition in the world’s postwar regime. It does not matter whether the transition is right or wrong, or whether it meets the established values or not...

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