Takaichi’s Vietnam and Australia Visits Add Momentum to Indo-Pacific Strategy
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi traveled to Vietnam and Australia in early May, holding summit meetings with both countries’…
Japan’s New Power Bank Rules Highlight Growing Aviation Safety Concerns
New rules on carrying power banks onto passenger aircraft have taken effect in Japan since April 24, following…
Japan’s Floundering Politics Need Shinzo Abe’s Legacy
このページを 日本語 で読む July 8 marked the third anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,…
To Raise GDP, Economic Cycle Driven by Wage Hikes is Essential
このページを 日本語 で読む Although the Japanese economy is struggling to gain altitude, there are also signs that it…
Public Money Has No Place in North Korea-Affiliated Schools
Serious misuse of public funds has been uncovered involving a Chosen Gakko in Gifu Prefecture. Chosen Gakko are…
One Nuclear Reactor Restarted, But Policy Gaps Remain
Unit 6 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata Prefecture has resumed commercial operation for the first…
Will Takaichi’s New Economic Package Arrest GDP Decline?
このページを 日本語 で読む The full impact of Trump’s tariffs is hitting the Japanese economy. Preliminary economic figures for…
Thirty Years On, Futenma’s Return Cannot Wait
Thirty years have passed since Tokyo and Washington agreed to the full reversion of US Marine Corps Air…
Disqualify Prudential Life from Doing Business in Japan
このページを 日本語 で読む Is this company actually functioning as a life insurance company? Given the unprecedented scandal, it…
X Rejects Data Retention Request, Exposing Gaps in Fight Against Online Abuse
The operator of the social networking platform X has declined to retain communication logs for a specified period…
China Lies About Okinawa to Deflect Criticism of Own Rights Abuses
このページを 日本語 で読む On November 9, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Sun Lei, called for…
Nuclear Weapons for National Security Deserve Open Debate
このページを 日本語 で読む A source at the Prime Minister’s Office in charge of security policy recently said, “I…