【#196】Japan Must First Revise Article 96 to Become Stronger
June 3, 2013 If politicians abandon their offensive posture when they should fight, they will surely lose their leadership under constitutional government. The ruling Liberal Democratic...
【#195】U.S. Criticisms against Japan Cannot Be Ignored
May 27, 2013 In what country, in what position and for what reason do people criticize Japan? Who in Japan are subjected to overseas criticisms? What’s happening now among Japan, the...
【#194】Japan-India Cooperation Can Contribute to Asian Security
May 20, 2013 The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and India’s Vivekananda International Foundation have compiled a joint study report concluding that the two major Asian democ...
【#193】How to Interpret Ms. Park’s Anti-Japan Stance
May 13, 2013 South Korean President Park Geun-hye visited the United States last week. While vowing to prevent North Korea from arming itself with nuclear weapons and resolutely resist pr...
【#192】Abe Failed to Demand Return of 4 Islands from Russia
May 7, 2013 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in late April produced results as had been feared. During his first visit to Russia, Prime...
【#191】Japan Now Should Break Free of Spell of War Defeat
April 30, 2013 The Japanese constitution was designed to contain Japan after its defeat in World War II and has been left untouched for 66 years. The constitution, which was created as in...
【#190】Denying Right of Belligerency Runs Counter to Sovereignty
April 22, 2013 Japan recovered its sovereignty as the San Francisco Peace Treaty between Japan and most Allied powers took effect on April 28, 1952. The Japanes...
【#189 】Appeasement Policy to N. Korea Could Revive G-2 Collusion
April 15, 2013 U.S. President Barack Obama in his second term may hope to focus on domestic welfare while reducing the United States' role as the policeman of the world. In response to Nort...
【#188】Authoring “Michio Takeyama and Showa Era”
April 8, 2013 Michio Takeyama of "The Burmese Harp" has now become Michio Takeyama of the “Showa Era,” literary critic Hideo Takahashi wrote to me, regarding my book titled "Michio Takeyama...
【#187】Lead S. Korea to Stop Hard Currency Supply to North
April 1, 2013 I visited Washington in the latter half of March. The most impressive during the visit was the following remark by a senior White House official: "South Korea must look ...