“Analog support” at the counter when I went to my number card in one hand (Photo: Kyodo News) Go to gallery page (Author/journalist: Yoichiro Aonuma) Troubles over my number cards are coming to light one after another. Under such circumstances, I would like to show you how useless my number card is in the current … Read more
Kishida’s Cabinet’s Approval Rating Continues to Fall, Yet No Momentum for a Change of Government On August 4, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a press conference on minor health insurance cards, etc. (Photo: Representative photo/Reuters/Aflo) Go to gallery page (Yoichi Masuzoe: Scholar of International Politics) The deterioration of Japanese politics continues. The Kishida Cabinet’s approval … Read more
What is the significance of support that is not only money, but “do your best and work hard” The National Museum of Nature and Science in Ueno, Tokyo is also suffering from high prices (Photo: Aflo) Go to gallery page The National Museum of Nature and Science, the only national science museum in Japan, “Kahaku”, … Read more
“The fear of the scenario” that made Oda Nobunaga and Mitsuhide face each other after being attacked by sleep Mitsuhide Akechi (date unknown) Photo: akg-images/Aflo Go to gallery page In the NHK Taiga Drama “Dosuru Ieyasu”, the production while incorporating a new historical interpretation has become a hot topic. In the 28th “Honnoji Incident”, Tokugawa … Read more
Not only the sudden dismissal of the foreign minister, but also the footsteps of internal collapse creeping into the administration Is the dismissal of Foreign Minister Qin Gang the beginning of the “Great Purge” by President Xi Jinping? (Photo: AP/Aflo) Go to gallery page In addition to the dismissal of Foreign Minister Qin Gang, there … Read more
Wagner during military training in Belarus, Putin aims to “divide from Prigogine” President Putin (Photo: Representative photo/Reuters/Aflo) Go to gallery page (International journalist, Masato Kimura) Interview with Prigogine and 35 Wagner commanders 5 days after the uprising Russia’s leading daily newspaper Kommersant (Electronic 7 announced on May 13th. Putin had a meeting with Prigozhin and … Read more
All the wishes of the Ukrainian president did not come true (British Economist July 15, 2023 issue) Ukraine also participated in discussions on Ukraine’s NATO membership (July 13, from the NATO website) Still, the president achieved considerable results. Ahead of the July 11-12 summit in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, Ukraine and its closest allies – … Read more
“I don’t want you to lose the war, but NATO membership…” How countries look at Ukraine Ukrainian President Zelensky (Photo: AP/Aflo) Go to gallery page (Yoichi Masuzoe: Scholar of International Politics) Prime Minister Kishida participated in the NATO Summit held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, from July 11th as the chair of the G7, … Read more
There is no need to hesitate to use it to invade military powers Cluster munitions are fired into enemy lines by HIMARS (pictured) and 155mm howitzers. Go to gallery page Ukraine has long been eager to supply cluster munitions. On July 7, the U.S. government finally announced that it would provide cluster munitions. The United … Read more
Ukraine’s War Exposed Flaws in Chinese Government Thinking (Financial Times, July 5, 2023) China’s aim is France, Premier Li Qiang visits France on June 22 (Photo: Xinhua/Aflo) We instinctively understand others through projection. It’s about assuming that the other person thinks and feels the same way you do. Countries often make the same mistakes in … Read more