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Why Is Shinzo Abe's Protege Being Used as a Trial Balloon?

Rob Fahey, Waseda University January 12, 2017

When Tomomi Inada was appointed as Minister of Defence in last summer’s Cabinet reshuffle,...

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Editorial: Korea’s Stance on the Comfort Women Statues Is Self-Defeating

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun January 12, 2017

Last week, the Abe administration announced its response to the installation of a “comfort...

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Japanese Sake and My Life with Koji Mold

Katsuhiko Kitamoto, Nihon Pharmaceutical University January 11, 2017

On 24th May, 2016, the fourth symposium held by the Japanese Civilization Institute took...

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Editorial: Trump's Bullying of Toyota Is an Ominous Sign

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun January 10, 2017

President-elect Donald Trump has been rallying against American corporations that dare to move their...

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Lessons from Europe? What Japan Can Learn from European Family Policies

Angela Greulich, Panthéon-Sorbonne University January 6, 2017

Most developed countries with relatively high fertility rates around replacement level (2.1 children per...

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Japan's Population Decline Is a National Emergency

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun January 6, 2017

Japan’s population decline is accelerating. Preliminary figures indicate the number of births last year...

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Martin Scorsese's Soul-Searching "Silence"

Peter Tasker, Arcus Research January 5, 2017

“I’d really like to do Silence right now… it’s been on my mind since...

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Interview with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: "I want there to be great expectations for Japan"

Yukan Fuji January 5, 2017

To say that 2016 was a busy year would be an understatement. At home...

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“The Maturity of Faith”: An Interview with Martin Scorsese

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun January 1, 2017

On the occasion of his acceptance of the Praemium Imperiale prize, awarded annually by...

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Is There a Bias in U.S. Media Reporting on Japan?

Yoshihisa Komori December 31, 2016

In the aftermath of the recent U.S. presidential election, much attention has been given...

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The Osprey's Water Landing and the Okinawa Prefecture Government's Misplaced Agenda

Robert D Eldridge, PhD December 29, 2016

Late on the evening of December 13, I received word from a highly reliable...

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US-Japan Reconciliation is A Powerful Message to States in East Asia Where History Lies Deep

J. Berkshire Miller December 28, 2016

Earlier this week, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe touched down in Honolulu to conduct...