Special Reports
[Speaking Out] Let’s Bring Back Japan’s Kindness and Consideration of Others
After Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in April, Japanese people acted in a remarkable manner
Court Battle Over Comfort Women Film Taints Japanese University’s Research Ethics Record
Until countries went into various levels of lockdown, a film dealing with the comfort women issue was being screened [
Politics & Security
Provocations in the Senkakus Show How China Plans to Expand Maritime Control Post-Pandemic
Even as nations around the world are struggling to respond to the challenge of the novel coronavirus pandemic, [&hel
Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] The Power of the Japanese in Avoiding a Coronavirus Explosion
While the novel coronavirus has rampaged around the world, Japan has avoided an explosion of the infection and [&hel
Politics & Security
Coronavirus Crisis Should Open Japan’s Eyes to the Dangers of Dependency on China
Japan faces a national crisis. The key to overcoming this national crisis over the spread of the novel […]
Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] High Court Hands Significant Victory in the Case for Fabricated Reports on Comfort Woman
On March 3, the High Court gave me a perfect victory in a libel case brought against me by […]
Politics & Security
Japan Mustn’t Be Fooled by Beijing’s Propaganda Blitz
Frankly, it isn’t possible to win in this battle relying solely on the strength of the government. The cooperation [&h
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A Piece of Advice to the Media on Their Coverage of the Coronavirus in Japan
“Did any newspapers write an editorial saying we need to come together and overcome this crisis?” This is […]
Special Reports
[Mythbusters] ‘Comfort Women’: The Chilling Effect of Letting the Courts Settle Historical Issues
In 1991, Takashi Uemura wrote an article based on a recording that was made by the first of the […]
Sports
International Women’s Day: 2020 JAPAN Forward Reading List
International Women’s Day (IWD) recognizes the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Annu
Politics & Security
[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
Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] Anti-Japan Tribalism Undermines Tokyo-Seoul Relations
Recently I had a talk with former Seoul University professor of economics Lee Yong Hoon, who authored the book [&helli