On December 1st, the Imperial Household Council decided that 2019 (Heisei 31) would be the first year of the new imperial era. Vast numbers of foreign dignitaries are expected to attended the imperial accession to the throne. It is as if that year will not be busy enough with the April unified local […]
King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, the leader of the royal household of Saudi Arabia, will arrive for a four-day visit to Japan on March 12. It will be the first time a Saudi king has set foot on Japanese soil since 1971, a period of 46 years. The King’s visit, and his pronouncements on […]
On January 6th, the administration temporarily recalled Yasamusa Nagamine, its ambassador to South Korea, in response to the installation of a comfort woman statue in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Busan. This move is calculated to express to the international community Japan’s belief that Korea is not fulfilling its obligations under the agreement […]
