Regrettably, most Westerners have a similar historical perception. To correct the wrong perception, Japan has no choice but to proactively promote external communications.
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After a splendid Beijing Olympics, for future athletes the sports world must tackle the problems plaguing it such as inexplicable scoring and uniform violations, as well...
If the 141 countries that favored UNGA’s resolution against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would move in a coordinated fashion, Putin’s could be weakened both at home...
Ukraine is at war. Yet some members of Japan’s Diet would rather focus on why a virtual address would be difficult to coordinate.
We must be prepared for a lengthy global energy crisis. Russia’s flagrant violations of international law and human rights mean Russian products will be a continuing...
The prime minister’s visit follows Russia’s autocratic actions, as concern rises over China taking action against Taiwan, or in the Indian Ocean and South and East...
The Dalai Lama’s liaison for Japan and East Asia predicts that Russia’s Putin will fail in Ukraine just like China has failed to erase Tibet’s religion,...
India shirked its democratic obligations by abstaining from the 2/27 UN vote against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Rejecting war as the means of contesting others, these athletes are reminding the world that “Personal ambitions or political motives cannot justify violence.”
“There are over 3.2 million Ukrainian refugees,” and “The result has been an outcry of desire to collaborate in welcoming refugees in Japan.”