Point of View
May 16, 2013
Poverty among Japanese children is severe. Around 16 percent, or 3.26 million, are in a state of poverty, while the rate exceeds 50 percent for single-parent households. This...
November 26, 2012
"The post-American world," a notion elaborated in a book by Indian-born journalist Fareed Zakaria, provides a hint of how U.S. President Barack Obama sees the world.
July 25, 2012
I used to think that the longstanding slogan "Sino-Japanese friendship" was out-of-date. But looking at the current strained bilateral relationship, I believe this is...
January 24, 2012
In 2011, "movements" originating from the Internet shook the world. They included revolutions in the Middle East, rioting in London and the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrations...
September 10, 2011
As if to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's book "In My Time: A Personal and...
August 23, 2011
The Chinese fund industry's main product has historically been publicly offered funds. In recent years, however, the industry has seen a diverse influx of new entrants as the...
August 23, 2011
India needs to pick up the pace of its infrastructure development. Several obstructing factors can be identified, including the poor provision of financing. The development of...
August 16, 2011
In June, Osaka became the first prefecture to establish an ordinance that requires teachers and staff at public schools to stand while singing the national anthem "Kimigayo" at ...
August 12, 2011
"Into Eternity," a 2009 feature documentary film by Danish director Michael Madsen, is about a nuclear waste depository 500 meters underground in Finland. The Japanese title is ...
August 10, 2011
The Solana Lifestyle Shopping Park is one of the most popular shopping malls in Beijing. It is so fashionable that it makes visitors feel as if they are in a European resort....
July 29, 2011
The words "science and technology" are commonly used together, but there is actually a fundamental difference between "science" on the one hand and the "technology" that...
July 29, 2011
Asia's economies in general are continuing to grow stably, supported by expanding external and domestic demand. However, this stable growth faces the dual threat of...
July 27, 2011
Using the Internet, we organized a street demonstration against nuclear power generation in Tokyo's Koenji district in April. This was followed by another in May in Shibuya,...
July 20, 2011
In Japan, opponents of nuclear power generation are typically categorized as "liberals," and proponents of nuclear power generation as "conservatives." The liberals argue that...
July 19, 2011
When I was about 20, I worked at a major automobile plant as a seasonal worker. I performed the same duties as the company's regular employees, but I was treated quite...
July 14, 2011
Public and private donations have been flowing into Japan as the world expresses its sympathies to the people of the Tohoku region as they struggle to cope with a triple...
July 12, 2011
Before entering politics, I was involved in oil-related businesses at a trading company. Back then, the energy conditions in Japan were even more liable to be affected by...
July 12, 2011
Before entering politics, I was involved in oil-related businesses at a trading company. Back then, the energy conditions in Japan were even more liable to be affected by...
July 08, 2011
One of the first actions the Kan Cabinet took in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake was cutting its foreign aid budget by 50.1 billion yen to help fund a...