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The Durability of Abenomics: Seeds of Present Gains Sown in First Abe...
Professor Doi Takero of Keio University speaks with Ito Takatoshi, former Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs and Private Sector Member of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy. Doi...
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Surviving Tumultuous Times with the Power of History The Onin War × World War...
Goza Yuichi vs. Hosoya Yuichi Section of the “Shinnyodo engi” hand scroll depicting an Onin War battle at Shinnyo-do temple (Shinsho Gokuraku-ji Temple) in Kyoto, painted by Fujiwara Hisakuni (?-?) in...
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The World of the Japanese Newspaper Poetry Column
I tried my Mum’s coffee in the coffee-shop. Bitt.. bitt.. bitter. — Matsuda Wako Newspaper poetry columns called shimbun kadan have given numerous popular poets their start. They publish verse that...
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Shinkokinshu: An Anthology for Our Times
Portrait of the Emperor Go-Toba (1180-1239) Source: Via Wikipedia, Public Domain Most Japanese newspapers carry a weekly column of waka (poems in 31 syllables) and haiku (poems in 17 syllables)...
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The Confucius Institute in the One Belt, One Road Region
What Kind of Organization is the Confucius Institute? Kawashima Shin, Professor, University of Tokyo The Confucius Institute is an organization set up in foreign countries by China with the principal...
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Two years have passed since the Permanent Court of Arbitration released its...
Koda Yoji, former Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Commander On July 12 two years ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) released its ruling on a claim brought by the Philippines against China...
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Multilayered Security Cooperation Through the New Type of the Anglo-Japanese...
On August 31, 2017, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo held a Japan-UK Summit Meeting with the Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, who was paying an official visit to Japan. Photo:...
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Prospects for the RCEP Negotiations: Japan and ASEAN Are Key to a Conclusion...
Key Points: Implementing the RCEP would greatly benefit the global economy. Deter protectionism together with the TPP and the Japan-EU EPA Transitional measures and capacity-building support the...
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Prospects for the RCEP Negotiations: Protecting the Liberal Economic Order
Key Points: Diverse frameworks are competing to lead the regional order RCEP increasingly important due to US withdrawal from the TPP Concerns that Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is inconsistent with...
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Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship...
Introduction Prof. Takeda Tomoki To commemorate the year 2018, which marks the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People’s Republic of China, I am tasked with...
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Can we learn from history, or do we simply repeat history?—Trump’s trade...
When similar events occur Prof. Inoki Takenori In his book Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crisis, C. P. Kindleberger, the economic historian who analyzed the history of financial...
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Why Were Young People Drawn to Asahara Shoko?Questions posed by the Aum...
The fraudulent group that seemed like the real thing Prof. Hashizume Daisaburo On July 6, 2018, the founder of Aum Shinrikyo, Asahara Shoko (real name Matsumoto Chizuo), and six former members of the...
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The 160th Anniversary of Franco-Japanese Diplomatic Relations: How France...
The age of cultural diplomacy Prof. Watanabe Hirotaka On July 14 this year (Bastille Day, or France’s national day) Foreign Minister Kono Taro traveled to France in place of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo,...
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The United States and China, Superpowers and Japan: China Emphasizes Its...
Key Points: l It is possible to link the setback of the United States to China’s advance l China’s advantage lies in its economic power rather than its military might l Japan should take the lead in...
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On the Birth of XiangXiang
At 255 days, XiangXiang looks doing fine by herself, 23 February 2018 Photo: PhotoLover/PIXTA The birth this summer of a giant panda cub at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo has sparked a frenzy of public interest...
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Decoding public opinion polls to understand the Japanese people’s fickle...
Ideological confrontation repeats itself Prof. Sakaiya Shiro For postwar Japan, the constitution issue always exists as a point of dispute (either apparent, or latent), and has characterized the form...
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Institutional Foundation for the Abe Government’s Political Power—The...
The Five Years of the 2nd Abe Administration Takenaka Harukata, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies “The German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, who put Germany on the path to recovery...
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The Miracle of Ogal that was Achieved Through Cooperation Between the Public...
The View of Mt. Iwate (Iwate-san) from Shiroyama Park in Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture “The most expensive snow disposal yard in Japan” Demachi Yuzuru A large empty space in front of a station was...
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The Question of Plutonium Management: Now is the Time to Establish New...
< Key Points > Stockpiles of plutonium for non-military purposes have increased globally It is necessary to strengthen the international management guidelines and set an upper limit on...
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Issues Concerning the Paris Agreement on Global Warming: Limitations of...
< Key Points > It is apparent that the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by member countries will not be enough to reach the 2 degree target Technologies and feasibility for...
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