Less than 6 months since her sweeping victory in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, Yuriko Koike has not only cemented her popularity with the capital’s residents with...
Miracles. By Ayako Sono and translated by Kevin Doak. Merwinasia; 242 pages; $45.00. The “I-novel” is a staple of Japanese literature. Perfected by world-famous literary...
Now that Donald Trump has followed through on his campaign promise to withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), hopes for trade liberalization between the...
We cannot help but be disappointed by the seemingly inflexible stance of the Trump administration, which fails to understand the significance of free trade and which...
With the election of the Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE, equivalent to mayor) coming up in late March, the big question in the Special Administrative Region...
The Trump administration has been criticized for lacking a grand strategy. Instead of having a coherent long-term plan toward which all foreign policy will be oriented,...
The following was originally published in Seiron, Sankei Shimbun: I have long questioned the wisdom of intellectuals who view the status quo and future of...
A November 8, 2016, a chill went through the democratic world. A combination of disinformation, propaganda, and targeted leaks narrowly elevated Donald Trump to president of...
Setsubun, or the "bean-throwing festival" is Friday, February 3, the day preceding "risshun" which is the first day of spring according to the old lunar Japanese...
“The public is even more fond of entertainment than of information.” – William Randolph Hearst Back in the halcyon days of mid-October when everyone on...
Sankei Shimbun’s Kazuyuki Sakamoto recently interviewed former secretary of defense Leon Panetta over email to learn his thoughts about the world’s most significant threats to international...
China National Tourism Administration spokesperson Zhang Lizhong announced on January 24 his “firm opposition” to the books that APA Group placed in its hotel rooms denying...