Half a century has passed since the United Kingdom withdrew from the area east of Suez. The UK, which stands at the major turning point of leaving the European Union, is returning to the east. Japan is developing partnerships with the UK. The new Anglo-Japanese Alliance will make a significant contribution to the stability of the Pacific region. Many British historians say that the modern world is strikingly similar to the time of World War I. In a situation where the great powers have begun to decline, other countries are rising and chaos and uncertainty are spreading all over the world. In Europe, the United Kingdom, which had led the unification of Europe, has decided to leave the European Union (EU). Russia has virtually annexed Crimea, which was part of Ukraine, launched a military intervention into the Middle East for the first time since ... [Read more]
“A New Step Forward to “Regions for Japan-Russia Cooperation”— results and challenges from the Japan-Russia summit.” (January 11, 2018)
Iwata Akiko, in-house political reporter and member of NHK's editorial board
“A Long-Lived, Unamended Constitution” (October 27, 2017)
Kenneth Mori McElwain, MAKIHARA Izuru
“Japan and the European migrant crisis: Not “someone else’s problem”” (September 11, 2017)
Watanabe Hirotaka, Director, Institute for International Relations, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
“EV Revolution to Bring Drastic Change to Auto Industry” (December 20, 2017)
Kojima Akira, Member, Board of Trustees, and Adjunct Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS); Trustee, Chairman of the World Trade Center Tokyo
“Remembering Ooka Makoto The Poet from Mount Fuji” (July 31, 2017)
Yamazaki Masakazu, playwright
“Interview: Foreign Minister KONO Taro
Japan’s Diplomatic Landscape in 2018 Pushing North Korea toward Denuclearization by Applying Continued Pressure” (May 29, 2018)
Interviewer: Editorial Desk of the Gaiko (Diplomacy)
“Society and Science on iPS Cells ― Think about the next decade with a focus on the ethical, legal and social issues” (October 26, 2017)
Yashiro Yoshimi, Assistant to the President of the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine, Associate Professor in the Uehiro Research Division for iPS Cell Ethics, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University
“An Inside View from the Advisory Council on Easing the Burden of the Official Duties and Public Activities of His Majesty the Emperor ― Looking back at seven months that decided the Emperor’s future” (May 21, 2018)
Mikuriya Takashi, Deputy Chair of the Advisory Council on Easing the Burden of the Official Duties and Public Activities of His Majesty the Emperor, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo
“A Collection of Modern French Paintings on a Return Visit to Europe — Masterpieces from the Bridgestone Museum of Art Ishibashi Foundation —” (November 22, 2017)
Miura Atsushi, Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
“Inbound Tourism and Japanese People ― Issues related to the increase in tourists visiting Japan from abroad” (November 30, 2017)
Miyajima Takashi, Professor Emeritus, Ochanomizu University
“Japanese “Armitage-Nye Report” Launched” (August 2, 2017)
Tanaka Akihiko, President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
“RIKEN: The 100th Anniversary of a Major Research Organization of Japan ― The Day the 113th Element Was Born” (December 26, 2017)
Yamane Kazuma, nonfiction writer
WASHOKU, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese
“It’s natural for food to change. Food is not something we can keep in old ways. It must and will keep changing. But I think...” (January 30, 2014)
KUMAKURA Isao, President of the Shizuoka University of Art
Half a century has passed since the United Kingdom withdrew from the area east of Suez. The UK, which stands at the major turning point of leaving the European Union, is returning to the east. Japan is developing partnerships with the UK. The new Anglo-Japanese Alliance will make a significant contribution to the stability of the Pacific region. Many British historians say that the modern world is strikingly similar to the time of World War I. In a situation where the great powers have begun to decline, other countries are rising and chaos and uncertainty are spreading all over the world. In Europe, the United Kingdom, which had led the unification of Europe, has decided to leave the European Union (EU). Russia has virtually annexed Crimea, which was part of Ukraine, launched a military intervention into the Middle East for the first time since ... [Read more]
