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Speaking out

Apr 10, 2024 (Wed)

【#1137】Supreme Court Justices and Politicians Should Read This Book

April 9, 2024 　 The Japanese edition of American journalist Abigail Shrier’s book titled “Irreversible Damage” has been published by Sankei Shimbun Publications Inc. The Japanese edition is titled “...

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Apr 10, 2024 (Wed)

【#1136】Don’t Turn a Blind Eye to Growing Reality of Nuclear Threats

April 8, 2024 　 When the United States intercepted top secret Russian communications around October 2022, there were frequent discussions about the use of nuclear weapons within Russian military, Th...

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Apr 10, 2024 (Wed)

【#1135】Hoping for Imperial Family System Reform Based on Traditions and Precedents

April 8, 2024 　 This is likely to be an extremely important year for Japan as a constitutional monarchy. If the current Imperial House Act is maintained, the number of imperial family members wil...

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Apr 10, 2024 (Wed)

【#1134】Recover the Lost 4 Months

April 8, 2024 　 Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has punished 39 of its National Diet members in connection with a Political Funds Control Act violation scandal. While Prime Minister and LDP ...

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Apr 03, 2024 (Wed)

【#1133】Japan Should Not Compromise Principles in Response to N. Korean Pressure

April 1, 2024 　 The North Korean regime of Kim Jong Un has suddenly hardened its stance toward Japan. While Japan’s Fumio Kishida administration has merely reiterated its long-standing principles, s...

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Apr 03, 2024 (Wed)

【#1132】Don’t Use a Tiny Scapegoat to End Renewable Energy Scandal

April 1, 2024 　 While solar and wind power generation has been touted as a safe, clean renewable energy alternative to nuclear power, the deficiency of renewable energy has been recognized worldwide...

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Mar 27, 2024 (Wed)

【#1131】BOJ Should Maintain Strong Commitment to Monetary Easing

March 25, 2024 　 The Bank of Japan at its monetary policy meeting on March 19 decided to raise the uncollateralized overnight call rate (an interest rate on overnight interbank loans), which serves ...

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Mar 27, 2024 (Wed)

【#1130】No Reelection without Constitutional Amendment

March 25, 2024 　 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has repeatedly said that he will pursue constitutional amendment before his term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ends in Se...

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Mar 18, 2024 (Mon)

【#1129】BOJ Should Demonstrate Determination to Prevent Deflation from Recurring

March 18, 2024 　 The Bank of Japan seems highly inclined to end its negative interest rate policy at its monetary policy meeting on March 18 and 19. As the average wage increase through spring labor...

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Mar 13, 2024 (Wed)

【#1128】Is Kishida Likely to Visit North Korea?

March 11, 2024 　 In this column on February 19, I wrote, “(Japanese Prime Minister Fumio) Kishida may visit North Korea soon.” My comment was in reaction to a statement by North Korea’s de facto No....

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