Despite a looming US recession, traders crave the dollar, causing trouble for the currencies of Japan and China, which are also impacted by the war in...
Japan is still unable to revise its Constitution, which was created while it had no sovereignty ー even though sovereignty was restored 70 years ago.
Does Japan have the will to transform into a normal country, like Germany has done almost instantaneously in the wake of the Ukraine crisis?
“Being able to exercise the right of collective self-defense means nothing more than avoiding getting dragged into a war,” he said at a recent symposium.
Russian Deputy PM Yuri Trutnev’s declaration that the Northern Territories “belong to Russia” constitutes gross infringement on Japanese sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“There is a need to balance ensuring a stable energy supply and achieving carbon neutrality, and the solution is hydrogen.”ーPM Kishida
Whereas his predecessor visited China 12 times, Olaf Scholz says Germany and Japan share the same values and both abhor Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
While the risks are no doubt high for Japanese companies, in the long-term India boasts a huge demographic dividend and a burgeoning middle class.
The US State Department’s “2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” recognizes the problem and its depth — a first step towards resolving it.
Who directed them and how they were carried out must be revealed, and all those involved must be held accountable.
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“I would like people to have the same sense of urgency that they would have if they thought that a missile would come flying over their...