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On Election Day in the United States, several hundred people, including American diplomats, scholars, journalists, and government officials, gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo’s Toranomon district to watch CNN’s live coverage of the election results on the large screen.
An American woman shed tears as she watched Barack Obama declare victory [...]
Hiroshi Yuasa, Sankei Shimbun (Industrial and Economic News) Tokyo special correspondent, writes:
“Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary defines politics as “a strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.” At the same time, principles and views can shift for political gain.
European history is filled with tales of alliances and ruptures. Countries were reportedly constantly in fear [...]
Reported by the BUNGEI SHUNJU (Page 236, July 2008 Issue)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) picked new senior officials at the Japanese Embassy in the United States.
“Ichiro Fujisaki, former ambassador at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva, who joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in 1969, has arrived at [...]
I came across an article titled, “Africa begins to walk on its own” by Yukio Okamoto, international affairs advisor of the SANKEI Newspaper (Page 1) (Slightly abridged), April 30, 2008. An interesting take on the continued interest from Asian and Western nations. The article of course leans towards Japan’s move into doing more economically [...]
Many of my readers are studying or have studied Japanese, Korean, Chinese, TESL, Linguistics, Diplomacy, International Relations, National Security Affairs, International Business, or something in between. To help broaden your horizon, check out The Panetta Institute’s Lecture Webcast.
“The Panetta Institute strives to make events of public importance widely accessible via webcast, live television and radio. Institute [...]
