China is beginning its move towards becoming a global empire. The political power struggles in the Zhongnanhai, the central headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party, serve as an indicator for the c...

Kan Ito Kan Ito is an international political analyst. Born in 1953. Graduated from Tokyo University’s Faculty of Economics. Studied American Political History and International Relations at Cor...

  Egypt is infringing on the rights of the Coptic Christians A very similar problem is occurring in Egypt now. Although the majority of Egyptians are Muslim, a certain segment of the population b...

Two Years have passed since the Arab Spring swept across North Africa and the Middle East. Popular demonstrations removed Tunisia’s Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak, and Liby...

Eliminating Nuclear Power is a “Homicidal” Act “The Nuclear Power Plant Promotion Group consisting of the Northeastern People of Japan” held demonstrations and demanded the resumption of plant operati...

Shinzo Abe, the newly elected, conservative, Japanese prime minister, is working to solve the quarrels with China and South Korea over Japan’s conduct during the Second World War. In 1995, the Japanes...

Gun Control and Mental Health Care What Should Be Considered Effective Health Care? In the wake of the shooting rampage in Connecticut, President Obama announced that a new task force would develop co...

In the wake of the shooting rampage in Connecticut, President Obama announced that a new task force would develop concrete proposals for dealing with gun violence. As President Obama mentioned, author...

In the wake of the shooting rampage in Connecticut, President Obama announced that a new task force would develop concrete proposals for dealing with gun violence. As President Obama mentioned, author...

Main Examples of the Post-War Diplomacy of Atonement / Making Apologies 1965 The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and South Korea Japan and South Korea both abandoned the right to claim compens...