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The Atlantic
November 3, 2017
He is a relatively new president. The U.S. economy has grown for the past eight years. The next presidential election is three years away. Bush, by contrast, embarked on his trip with an election looming (which he lost to Bill Clinton), amid a recession, and as a familiar, if out of touch, establishment figure (heÃâà...
The Australian
September 5, 2017
Elite Japanese opinion is perceptibly shifting in favour of the nuclear option. Conservative nationalists there have long believed that a nuclear arsenal would allow Japan to resume its place as an independent great power, freed at last from its post-1945 dependence on the US. The Japanese public hasÃâà...
Asia Times
August 23, 2017
And a couple months ago, a Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force ship “escorted” a US Navy ship for the first time as it moved towards the Korean peninsula. This was both symbolic and precedent setting — as was Japanese Air Self Defense Force fighters escorting an American bomber headed towardsÃâà...
The Diplomat
November 14, 2016
So Japanese opinion on abdication is clear. I am not aware to what extent the Imperial Household Agency had a predetermined strategy, but the current Emperor has earned a reputation for sincerity, and is widely trusted by the public. Centered on the Prime Minister's Office, preparations are now beingÃâà...
the Diplomat
January 22, 2014
“The Japanese opinion of Ahn Jung-geun is that he is a terrorist who was sentenced to death for murdering Ito Hirobumi, our first prime minister,” he ... prime minister's recent visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine was met with protests from its neighbors and even a statement from the U.S. embassy thatÃâà...
Gallup Poll News
October 21, 2008
TOKYO -- A Gallup Poll conducted in late June and early July 2008 finds Japanese support Barack Obama over John McCain in the U.S. presidential election. Two-thirds of Japanese adults ... The issue of global warming may be affecting Japanese opinion of U.S. leadership. In 2001, Bush withdrew theÃâà...
