Commentary / Japan Jul 5, 2017
Can Abe show global vision?
Japan's way forward is to be the prophet of a new global order, not the hegemony of Washington or Beijing.
Kevin Rafferty
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Commentary / Japan May 15, 2017
Abe's dangerous 2020 vision
It is time to come into the open to consider the costs and benefits — psychological, diplomatic and financial — of revising Japan's Constitution.
Commentary / Japan Apr 26, 2017
Abe's dreams and nightmares
The issue of North Korea is instructive for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Japan because the room for maneuver is limited and Japan is trapped.
Commentary / World Mar 23, 2017
May threatening mayhem
Theresa May's vision for post-Brexit Britain is 50 years too late in its official articulation, and 150-200 years too late in having the means of accomplishment.
Commentary / Japan Feb 19, 2017
Abe needs to place Japan's interests ahead of Trump's
Prime Minister Abe should be pursuing a more Asian-oriented policy with the aim of creating a peaceful backyard that can withstand any future Trump tantrums.
Commentary / Japan Feb 2, 2017
Abe, beware being 'Trumpled'
Donald Trump is wrong: The world needs leaders with global, not greedy nationalistic, solutions.
Commentary / Japan Dec 25, 2016
Will Trump's foreign policy push Japan to go nuclear?
Japan is dancing with the devil in thinking of an arms race or the nuclear option to make up for lack of Donald Trump's support.
Commentary / Japan Oct 2, 2016
Universities' failing grades
Japanese university bureaucracy must be prized open to let the nation's hopes and dreams flourish.
Commentary / Japan Sep 20, 2016
Japan's Brexit challenge
Japan is being surprisingly forceful in demanding answers from the U.K. on Brexit.
Commentary / Japan Aug 28, 2016
Building dreams in Japan
Buying or building your dream home in Japan can be nearly impossible.