Koizumi Declares Abe Behind the Curve on Nuclear Energy
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says that a non-nuclear future for Japan has both the feasibility and widespread support for implementation—but not under the Abe Administration.
Moritomo Gakuen Scandal Shakes the Abe Regime
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 12, 2018.
How the Finance Ministry Was Corrupted
The document forgery scandal shaking Japanese democracy would not have occurred a decade ago, and it is important to understand how and why the Finance Ministry was so deeply corrupted during the Shinzo Abe era.
Finance Ministry Cornered on Moritomo Gakuen Forgery
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 11, 2018.
Abe Scandal Ends a Career and Ends a Life
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 10, 2018.
US Military Hides Accident from Japanese Government for a Week
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 7, 2018.
TPP 11 Designed for US Return
Kazuyoshi Umemoto, Japan’s chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, says that the new pact between eleven nations has been consciously designed to facilitate the return of the United States in the future.
Finance Ministry Shows Contempt for Lawmakers
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 6, 2018.
Developing the Attitude for Sustainability
The time has come for ordinary Japanese citizens to fill the gap left by government and take responsibility for developing sustainable solutions.
Japan and the Northern Sea Route
Global warming is progressively creating a new reality that ships from East Asia, including Japan, might soon be regularly able to reach Europe more quickly via the shipping route that runs along Russia’s Arctic coast, from the Bering Strait in the east to the Kara Sea in the west, rather than using the conventional route via the Suez Canal.