ESUJ (The English-Speaking Union of Japan)

25/04/2013

New contribution was posted on 'JITOW' webpage:
Keeping an Eye on the Vatican's Moves Under the New Pope
by NISHIKAWA Megumi

http://www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/eng/contents/0380.htm

Pope Francis, a native of Argentina, has ascended to the top seat at the Vatican. This marked the first time in history that a Pope was chosen from a country outside Europe. Catholicism is alive and well in Central and South America, with large populations of devout churchgoers. Thus the arrival of…

07/03/2013

New contribution was posted on 'JITOW' webpage:
Pressing Issues for Japan's Science Policy
by NOYORI Eiji

http://www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/eng/contents/0377.htm

"I have yet to save a single patient" – these are the words of Kyoto University professor Yamanaka Shinya, who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine last October and instantly became a symbol of Japan's reemergence as a world leader in science and technology.

07/03/2013

New contribution was posted on 'JITOW' webpage:
The Single Arrow in the “Abenomics” Quiver
by SHIBUSAWA Ken

http://www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/eng/contents/0376.htm

The yen has weakened in recent months on high expectations for "Abenomics" (Prime Minister Abe's economic policies aimed at revitalizing Japan), and the subsequent rise in the stock market has started a virtuous cycle of even greater expectations for Abenomics. Yet, we should realize that the quiver...

07/03/2013

New contribution was posted on 'JITOW' webpage:
Prime Minister Abe and President Obama Can Strengthen the Alliance
by KUBO Fumiaki

http://www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/eng/contents/0375.htm

It is well known that President Obama named Asia as America's top foreign-policy priority in announcing a major "pivot" or "rebalancing" toward Asia. Japan has naturally welcomed this policy.

07/03/2013

New contribution was posted on 'JITOW' webpage:
Nurturing Communication Skills To Vie in the World
by NUMATA Sadaaki

http://www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/eng/contents/0374.htm

In recent years, Japan has been faced with increasingly tough competitions especially with Korea, China, India and other emerging countries. The mounting concern about the lack of Japanese human resources with language and other communication skills has given rise to the debate on the need for "glob...

16/02/2013

New contribution was posted on 'JITOW' webpage:
Prime Minister Abe Being Tested for His Conservative Mettle
by ONUMA Yasuaki

http://www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/eng/contents/0373.htm

The state of the economy is by far the greatest cause of anxiety. Will Japan be able to break away from two decades of economic stagnation?

13/02/2013

New contribution was posted on 'JITOW' webpage:
Cultural Aspects of The Abe Doctrine (Five Principles of Japan’s ASEAN Diplomacy)
by OGAWA Tadashi

http://www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/eng/contents/0372.htm

On January 18, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to Jakarta where emergency had been declared because of the flood. On that evening, he was to deliver a speech entitled "The Bounty of the Open Seas: Five New Principles for Japanese Diplomacy", but the speech was cancelled because of the urgent need for...

04/02/2013

New contribution was posted on 'JITOW' webpage:
Hope and Revival for Disaster-Stricken Tohoku
by NUMATA Sadaaki

http://www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/eng/contents/0371.htm

Nearly two years have passed since 3/11, the trauma of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant accident in the Tohoku region. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in his policy speech to the just convened Diet, lamented what he called the "crisis of reconstruction", in which progress has been sluggish...

01/02/2013

New contribution was posted on 'JITOW' webpage:
2013 - Japanese Politics at the Crossroads
by IIZUKA Keiko

http://www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/eng/contents/0370.htm

01/02/2013

New contribution was posted on 'JITOW' webpage:
The Real Causes for Japan's Rightward Shift Need to be Addressed
by ONO Goro

http://www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/eng/contents/0369.htm

The result of recent elections has led to growing concern over Japan's "rightward shift." True, newly-elected Prime Minister Abe Shinzo advocated "constitutional revision" and "stationing public officials on the Senkaku Islands on a permanent basis" as part of his campaign pledge. And Mr. Ishihara S...

01/02/2013

New contribution was posted on 'JITOW' webpage:
The Future of Japan-China Relations
by HANABUSA Masamichi
http://www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/eng/contents/0368.htm

World leaders are now confronted with the urgent issue of how to manage their respective budgetary and financial difficulties at home. It is feared that the whole world has lost governability. On the international scene, pressing concerns for the US and Western Europe center round the fast-expanding...

17/01/2013

New contribution was posted on 'JITOW' webpage:
A Proposal for Post-2015
by OKAMURA Kunio

http://www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/eng/contents/0367.htm

The Liberal Democratic Party scored a landslide victory in the latest election for the House of Representatives, prompting the media to recommend various policies for the newly formed government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In addition to economic measures and the nuclear energy issue, many of thes...