Japan

American Impeachment Inquiry Should Avoid Turmoil

October 11, 2019 // Asahi Shimbun - Japan - Japanese

Trump should cooperate seriously with the congressional investigation.

Worries about the New Uber Employment Law

October 3, 2019 // Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) - Japan - Japanese

Worries that [the new law] could dampen the force of the sharing economy, which has a high growth potential, cannot be dismissed.

National Security Advisor Bolton’s Dismissal Places Heavy Burden on Trump’s Diplomacy

September 22, 2019 // Mainichi Shimbun - Japan - Japanese

The dismissal can only be considered to have been dictated by emotion.

18 Years Since the Coordinated Terrorist Attacks in America, We Must Continue Efforts to Wipe Out Hotbeds

September 19, 2019 // The Sankei News - Japan - Japanese

Afghanistan cannot become a hotbed of terror once more ... the American military and international forces must not withdraw or reduce their presence.

US, Iran Should Engage in Direct Dialogue To Ease Tensions

September 18, 2019 // The Mainichi - Japan - English

The United States and Iran have been dispatching messages to each other in what appears to be a bid to ease tensions over the Iran nuclear deal. This month, Iran began operations of a new type of centrifuge as a move to counter economic sanctions imposed by the United States. This is Iran's third move deviating from [Read more]

Don’t Be Optimistic about Japanese-US Trade Talks Until the End

September 8, 2019 // Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) - Japan - Japanese

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump met at the Biarritz summit of the Group of Seven industrial nations in France, where they agreed on the fundamentals of Japanese-American trade talks. Conclusive deliberations on agricultural and industrial tariffs will be expedited, and an agreement is planned at a [Read more]

Protect the Ideal of Multilateral Cooperation at the G-7 Summit

September 7, 2019 // Asahi Shimbun - Japan - Japanese

[I]n terms of the ideologies that value freedom and democracy, there are still no structures that match the communication power of the Group of Seven.

America’s Secretary of Defense: Reconcile Your China Strategy

August 27, 2019 // The Sankei News - Japan - Japanese

Displaying a firm Japanese-American alliance at home and abroad is meant to protect Japan, naturally, but also the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region and the world.

American Gun Society and Hate: The Horror of Streets Becoming Battlefields

August 21, 2019 // Mainichi Shimbun - Japan - Japanese

‘In this country we have a gun violence epidemic but we also have a hate epidemic.’

Is America’s Interest Rate Cut a Cleanup of the Trade Dispute Mess?

August 13, 2019 // Asahi Shimbun - Japan - Japanese

The dark clouds of trade friction have pushed the central banks of the leading countries toward monetary relaxation. With limited room for policy maneuver, the tactics of U.S. President Donald Trump – fanning discord while increasing pressure for relaxation – are simply inflicting unnecessary risks on the world [Read more]

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