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Glen S. Fukushima
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 12, 2022
Unsung stories of loyalty come to light in ¡®Bridge to the Sun¡¯
Bruce Henderson¡¯s new book examines the long overlooked efforts of Japanese Americans who used their knowledge of the Japanese language, psychology and culture to help win the Pacific War.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2022
What do the U.S. midterms mean for Japan?
For many Japanese, the midterm U.S. elections will serve as an indicator of the health of American democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 27, 2020
The G20 and multilateralism after Trump
The G20 is just one of many multilateral organizations and institutions that have suffered over the past four years because of the Trump administration¡¯s ¡°America First¡± policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 17, 2020
Why do Â鶹´«Ã½ leaders prefer Republicans?
From the presidential election of 1984 to the present, Tokyo has with few exceptions preferred the Republican nominee.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2020
Five criteria for choosing Biden¡¯s running mate
Who will be presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden¡¯s running mate? The answer to this question will reveal much about the remainder of this year¡¯s election campaign in the United States, the policy direction of a potential Biden administration and the future of the Democratic Party...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2020
The U.S. presidential election: Four surprises, four challenges
The pandemic, the economy, race relations and foreign affairs are likely to affect the outcome of the elections, not only for the White House but also for Congress.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 5, 2020
Â鶹´«Ã½ response to COVID-19: A preliminary assessment
Will Japan end up in the group of countries that is on the way to successfully containing the virus or in the group that experiences an exponential growth in infections?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19: Will facts trump partisanship in American politics?
One hopes that the U.S. will be able to overcome the partisan divide and provide leadership on a global level.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2020
Democratic candidates aim to change U.S. foreign policy
The Democratic presidential candidates have no shortage of issues on which to criticize Trump for his handling of foreign policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 31, 2019
Presidential election will define Japan-U.S. ties
The outcome of the U.S. presidential election will have profound implications for Japan and the rest of the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2019
The U.S.-China rivalry and Japan
The uncertainty created by the Trump administration is encouraging many nations around to world to seek new friends and to hedge their bets, and Japan and China are no exceptions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 20, 2018
Seven questions about Ghosn and Nissan
The arrest of Carlos Ghosn last month evinces layers of complexities and raises numerous questions and issues about corporate Japan in the global context that will surely be debated for years to come.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 8, 2018
The U.S. midterms and their implications
The U.S. midterm results likely mean that the Trump administration won¡¯t have much time or resources to spend on Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2018
The U.S. midterm elections and Japan
The Nov. 6 midterm elections will be felt far beyond the borders of the U.S. and will also carry important implications for the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2012
Â鶹´«Ã½ role in U.S.¡¯ Asia pivot
Proponents of the Obama administration¡¯s ¡°pivot,¡± or rebalance of attention and resources, toward Asia should be heartened by the results of Â鶹´«Ã½ parliamentary election. The Liberal Democratic Party¡¯s (LDP) landslide victory in the Lower House on Dec. 16 augurs well for a reinvigorated relationship...
COMMENTARY
Apr 8, 2010
Reverse Â鶹´«Ã½ insularity
Nine of the top 10 countries sending students to study at Harvard University, where I attended graduate school, have more students studying at the university now than 10 years ago. The only exception is Japan, where the number of students has declined. A decline in Japanese presence was also pointed...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2004
Why Japan prefers Bush
With the U.S. presidential election less than two months away, interest is building globally in the likely outcome and its impact on America¡¯s role in the world.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 21, 2002
Spirited Asian Youth Orchestra does it again
The Asian Youth Orchestra¡¯s performance at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall on Aug. 8 was lively and spirited but not quite up to the standards of the seven previous performances I¡¯ve seen.
JAPAN / Media
May 19, 2002
¡®Sakura¡¯ -- or ¡®E.T. Comes to Japan¡¯
One of the staples of Japanese daytime television for more than four decades has been the NHK Renzoku Terebii Shosetsu (serialized television novel), broadcast six days per week, Monday through Saturday, from 8:15 to 8:30 a.m. Begun in 1961, each ¡°novel¡± runs for 26 or 52 weeks.
COMMENTARY
Apr 8, 2002
The ¡®corporate governance¡¯ debate
Over the past decade, ¡°corporate governance¡± has come to replace ¡°industrial policy¡± and ¡°Japanese-style management¡± as the key factor to explain Japanese business performance.
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed DMZ
North Korea's propaganda village Gijungdong as seen from a South Korea's observation post inside the Joint Security Area on the Demilitarized Zone in March 2023
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan
A new Taiwan High Speed Rail train car is unloaded from a cargo ship at a port in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Saturday.
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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