Thirteen of the 20 members of the new Cabinet are first-timers, while holdovers are confirmed for three key positions.
“Thinking about the surviving families of the unprecedented number of people who died during the war, I am filled anew with sadness,” declared Japan’s Emperor Naruhito.
“Is it sound,” asks Diet member Haruko Arimura, that “a cultural center of a country ruled exclusively by the Communist Party” be strategically placed in 14...
If it were to become clear to everyone that there is no evidence of “forceful taking away,” going forward we might be able to face history...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Tuesday, October 15, that the government was “putting out its full effort to save even one more life,” as...
A wholesale reshuffle of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet, announced on September 11, produced a lineup made up of staunch Abe allies and...
More than once this writer has come out with the view that the government should drop the planned consumption tax rate hike slated to rise...
By The Sankei Shimbun The 73rd National Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead, the last of the Heisei Era, was held on...
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