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[Speaking Out] Deploring Japan’s Limited Sense of Crisis
Japan, having entered the Reiwa Era from May 2019, must resolve important, difficult challenges involving national fun
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EDITORIAL | If the Great Hanshin Earthquake Happened Today, Would We Survive?
“Crisis management.” This phrase has been used frequently in Japan since the Great Hanshin and Awaji earthquake of Jan
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[Speaking Out] Kim Jong Un Calls for Self-reliance to Break Through International Sanctions
North Korea held a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers’ Party (KWP) from December 28-31. [&
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Japan in 2020: Will This Be A Landmark Year in Its Relations with India?
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BOOK REVIEW | ‘Wartime Military Records on Comfort Women’ by Archie Miyamoto
The comfort women issue has generated a lot of heat. There is endless argument about how many women worked […]
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To Keep China at Bay, Int’l Community Must Shore Up Taiwan’s Democracy and Economy
Now that President Tsai Ing-wen was safely re-elected for a second term, a new battle has begun. Unlike the […]
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EDITORIAL | Why It’s Reasonable to Deploy Japanese Vessel, Patrol Planes to the Middle East
The Middle East situation has remained very tense due to a standoff between the United States and Iran. Under [&hellip
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After Taiwan Polls, Will China Alter Status Quo or Contribute to Peace and Stability?
With all the votes tallied, President Tsai Ing-wen has been re-elected president of Taiwan. By a significant margin of
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Formidable Challenges Await Taiwan’s Re-elected President Tsai Ing-wen
The election results show that Taiwanese people are committed to upholding democratic values demonstrated and that Taiwa
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Japan to Develop Interception System for North Korea’s Irregular-trajectory Missiles
Amidst rising threats from North Korean ballistic missiles, Japan’s Defense Agency has begun deliberations on the deve
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Carlos Ghosn: Media Manipulation Skills on Full Display as Fugitive Resurfaces
The former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn knew full well that he would have the undivided attention of the world’s [&hel
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Carlos Ghosn: Davos Man on the Run
Carlos Ghosn’s Flight from Justice will Fuel the Backlash against High-flying Elites Carlos the Bail-jumper may have