Commentary / Japan Aug 22, 2017
Tokyo needs distance from Trump train wreck
by William Pesek
It's time for those in Trump's orbit — including Prime Minister Abe — to assess how much they'll be diminished by association and do some crisis management.
Editorials Aug 19, 2017
Abe's HR development initiative
Prime Minister Abe must explain what benefits his latest initiative — human resources development — will bring people and at what cost.
Editorials Aug 18, 2017
Decision deferred on Kake Gakuen's plan
The education ministry should make public the discussions its panel held on Kake Gakuen's plan to open a new veterinary science school.
Editorials Jul 26, 2017
Kake Gakuen questions still unanswered
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should realize that his administration won't win back the trust of voters until it gives a more convincing account of the Kake Gakuen case.
Commentary / Japan Jul 25, 2017
Why not give the BOJ's governor a promotion?
Abe's choice is clear: Show Kuroda the door, or open his Cabinet to new thinking by a man who's seen considerable action in the economic trenches.
Commentary / Japan Jun 27, 2017
The ongoing collapse of parliamentary politics
by Jiro Yamaguchi
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's actions and behavior are more suited to a patrimonial state than a democracy.
Commentary / Japan Jun 21, 2017
Which members of the Abe Cabinet deserve to be fired?
by William Pesek
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has multiple reasons to pick this moment for a Cabinet reshuffle.
Commentary / Japan Jun 13, 2017
Why Japan's poor media grade matters
by William Pesek
Japan has a media problem, and it's holding back the economy and undermining Abe's goal of raising Tokyo's global status.
Commentary / Japan Jun 6, 2017
Freedom of expression under siege in Okinawa
by Taisuke Komatsu
With respect to democracy, rule of law and human rights, Japan is moving backward under the Abe administration.
Editorials Jun 4, 2017
LDP's misguided bill on assisting home education
A bill dictating how families educate their children at home is built on a mistaken premise.
Editorials May 28, 2017
Questions that Abe's Article 9 pitch will raise
If indeed the Abe administration is to seek the amendment of Article 9, that effort needs to be accompanied by thorough discussions on what should be the SDF's mission and role.
Commentary / Japan Apr 25, 2017
A political tool called 'national security crisis'
by Jiro Yamaguchi
The nation's deteriorating security environment explains why people continue to support the Abe administration even though they harbor doubts about it.