【#511】Panmunjom Declaration Represents Deception and Betrayal
May 1, 2018 “The two leaders solemnly declared before the 80 million Korean people and the whole world that there will be no more war on the Korean Peninsula and thus a new era of peace has b...
【#510(Special)】Expectations on Japan Seen in Congressional Testimony
April 23, 2018 While Japanese opposition parties and media were focusing on the vice finance minister’s reported sexual harassment and a Self-Defense Forces officer’s insulting remark to an o...
【#509】Specter of Yoshida Doctrine is Haunting
April 23, 2018 The specter of the so-called Yoshida doctrine is haunting in the Japanese political center of Nagata-cho. The doctrine, which called for a lightly armed, economically powerful ...
【#508】Free World Facing Dangerous World
April 16, 2018 The latest military strike by the United States, Britain and France on Syria may have indicated that the United States, though having been tired of engagement in world affairs,...
【#507】Japan Should Take Leadership in Revitalizing WTO
April 9, 2018 The United States and China have escalated their trade dispute, filing complaints against each other with the World Trade Organization and increasing the risk of world economy d...
【#506】Reviving Confrontation: Japan-U.S.-S. Korea vs. China-N. Korea
April 2, 2018 From April to May, summit talks are expected to take place between Japan and the United States, between North and South Korea, and between the United States and North Korea. Ami...
March 26, 2018 A question arising from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s convention on March 25 was if Japanese politicians, political parties or media have any spirit to protect Japan an...
【#504】Bolton’s Nomination and Japan
March 26, 2018 John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will become President Donald Trump’s national security adviser on April 9. I met with him six to seven times. He is...
【#503】Japan, U.S. Should Share Policy on North Korea
March 19, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week. It is difficult to predict how the replacement of the chief diplomat would affect the U.S. policy ...
【#502(Special)】U.S. Import Restrictions Benefitting China
March 12, 2018 On March 8, U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders to restrict steel and aluminum imports. On the same day, 11 countries excluding the United States signed a new pact to put...