Japan’s assertive foreign policy can start in Southeast Asia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a wake-up call, even for Japan’s hawks. Now strong talk needs to be matched with action — at home and abroad.
One of Japan's most thriving holidays is Coming of Age Day, when those who turn 20 that year dress in bright kimono or formal hakama and take photos at shrines. The celebration of adulthood, however, is not without controversy. Recent debates by the Legislative ...
Amid the controversy over Japanese students' falling scholastic standards, the most serious concern stems from the poor abilities of graduate students. This problem arose from the mistaken policy, introduced in 1990, of expanding graduate-school education. A case in point is economics. Before 1990, all new ...
LONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown continues to have a difficult time. His problem arises from the need for funds to run the Labour Party. Tony Blair, his predecessor, was interviewed by the police over accusations that honors (a seat in the House of ...
