【#656】Risky Semiconductor Business Glimpsed in New Pneumonia Epidemic
February 10, 2020 As the new pneumonia epidemic has expanded in China, its serious economic impacts have become a matter of concern. Given that Wuhan where the epidemic has originated is an auto i...
【#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...
【#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...
【#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...
【#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...
【#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...
【#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...
【#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 ...
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...
【#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. ...