2016/12/23 |
Review the Failure of Japan's Monju Project
The Japanese government should conduct a thorough examination of why the Monju project ended in failure and hold open discussion on whether the nuclear fuel cycle is still a feasible option for the country.
2017/05/02 |
A Troubling Election in Jakarta
Anies Baswedan must find a way to tack back to the center and govern as a traditional Indonesian politician.
2017/02/16 |
Japan's Adult Guardianship System Needs More Attention
Japan's system for providing guardians for incapacitated adults is both under-used and in dire need of improvement.
2016/12/02 |
The Democratic Party of Japan's Unclear Path
The party's popular ratings stands at 8 percent, and as yet has not given a clear message to the people on what kind of government it seeks to establish and how it would accomplish this goal.
2017/03/09 |
What Abe’s LDP Dominance Portends
A lack of any significant rivalry to Abe seems to reflect the dearth of viable next-generation leaders — a problem that could haunt the party in coming years
2016/11/04 |
Japan’s Hypocritical Nuclear Stance
Japan’s vote at the United Nations last week contradicts the nation’s long-standing call for the elimination of such weapons.
2017/02/03 |
Abe Penalizing the Plotting of Crimes in Japan
The Abe administration is preparing a legislation to penalize 'preparing for terrorism and other acts,' drawing concern for increased surveillance of citizens.
2016/08/10 |
OP-ED: Japan's Faltering Regional Revitalization
The Abe administration's regional revitalization policy has done little to close the growing gap in wealth and population between the large metropolitan areas and the rest of the nation.
2017/05/05 |
Real Estate Billionaire Exposes Beijing’s Dilemma
Beijing must do all it can to eliminate Guo as a threat, but doing so validates charges that the anti-corruption campaign is as much a tool to eliminate political opposition as it is an effort to clean up the Chinese Communist Party.
2016/09/08 |
OP-ED: What Should Follow the Abe-Xi Talks
The two leaders need to keep their word and work to establish the maritime and aerial communication mechanism.
2016/07/18 |
Getting Japan’s Young Voters to the Ballot Box
Why is voter turnout among Japan’s young so low? Does Germany have the answer?
2016/09/20 |
OPINION: Preventing Youth Suicides in Japan
Why do more than 300 Japanese schoolchildren take their own lives every year?
2016/07/28 |
OP-ED: Senseless Carnage at a Japanese Care Home
Investigators should try to determine why Satoshi Uematsu came to think in such a twisted manner.
2016/11/01 |
Foreign Trainees As Caregivers in Japan?
'It is not the proper way to deal with the staff shortage in the nursing care sector'
2017/01/12 |
Trump Meddling In Toyota’s Affairs
Trump's future economic policies are causing worldwide concerns for free trade in international businesses.
2016/07/07 |
Dhaka Terrorist Attack a Reminder on 'Soft Targets'
The killings come as yet another reminder of the vulnerability of soft targets with lax security, as the Islamic State spreads terror across national borders.