2005年11月17日　産経新聞一面　掲載 首相が日米首脳会談の冒頭、「日米関係が良ければ中韓はじめ世界各国と良好な関係が築けるというのが基本だ」と言ったのは中々の見識だ。なまじっかな学者には持てない洞察力といえる。中韓両国は、小泉純一郎首相の靖国神社参拝などで内政干渉的な...

October 23rd, 2005 Boisterous debates arose for a while on TV shows and elsewhere about the pros and cons of the Japan-U.S. alliance...

December 26th, 2004 Richard Armitage is leaving his post in the U.S. administration as deputy secretary of state. It is not yet known...

October 17th, 2004 Strategic dialogues have been taking place between Japan and the United States for some time now over Washington’s...

November 23rd, 2003 What is meant by the term “neoconservative” or “neocon” in the United States? The definition of this term has become...

September 28th, 2003 Since summer, the United States has found itself in a predicament. In spring, the future of the United States looked...

September 5th, 2003 Motoo Shiina, a member of the House of Councillors, recently received the U.S. Secretary of State’s Award for...

May 14th, 2001 In December 2000, right after his victory in the U.S. presidential election was confirmed, George W. Bush decleared that...

March 5th 2001 The Bush administration attaches special importance to U.S. allies in its foreign policy. In a news conference held Dec....

March 4th 2001 By most accounts, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States have changed the world. U.S. public opinion–which...

January 1st, 2001 The administration of U.S. President-elect George W. Bush will include many pro-Japanese officials. This reflects U.S....

November 12th, 2000 The U.S. presidential election was an unprecedentedly close-run contest–so much so that its outcome has yet to be...

February 22, 2000 The Japanese government is reportedly planning to negotiate a cut in so-called “omoiyari yosan” (sympathy budget), or...