Outside Contributors
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Japanese Corporations, AI Startups Can Build Synergy; Both Have Qualities To Mutually Enhance Innovation
In February this year, I helped my client ClimateAI host a climate change wine tasting event at t...
November 16, 2024
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Polish Ambassador To Japan Reflects On Independence; In 1918 Poland Became Free From Russia, Other Empires
As silence fell over Europe’s trenches and battlefields on the 11th of November in 1918, World Wa...
November 13, 2024
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Orphan Girl’s Words Moved Emperor Showa to Tears; Encounter Happened on Postwar Tour Of Nation
On Aug. 14, 1945, Japan accepted the Potsdam Declaration, which demanded Japan’s surrender, by th...
October 12, 2024
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Bilateral Alliance Stronger than Ever, and More Necessary than Ever
After three years in command, I am convinced the U.S.-Japan Alliance has never been more capable ...
October 7, 2024
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Ambassadors Skipping Peace Ceremony Showed Poor Form; People of Nagasaki Slighted In Pro-Israel Gesture
All six ambassadors to Japan from the Group of Seven nations, such as the United States and Brita...
October 2, 2024
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Generations of Emperors Expressed Wish for Peace; Heritage Stretches from Emperor Meiji to Today
In 1904, at the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, Emperor Meiji composed a waka poem. This clas...
August 9, 2024
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U.S. Squandering Diplomatic Capital Over Gaza; Ability to Counter Russia, China Weakening
Over the nine months since war broke out in Gaza on Oct. 7 last year, Israel has repeatedly viola...
July 13, 2024
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Imperial Couple’s U.K. Visit Reaffirms Nations’ Ties; Ambassador Reflects on Multifaceted Relationship
A recent state visit by the Emperor and Empress to the United Kingdom strengthened ties between t...
July 12, 2024
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One Health Approach Can Help Ease Climate-Driven Health Crises; Adaptive Strategies, Climate-Resilient Health Systems will be Vital
It’s official. “Heat” is now firmly on the agenda and in the public consciousness. June 2 was the...
July 10, 2024
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Danish Ambassador Expects Japan, NATO Ties to Become Stronger; Security Environment Now More Complex
Ahead of the NATO Summit in Washington set to start on Tuesday, Danish Ambassador to Japan Peter ...
July 9, 2024
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Link Academic Research With Youth Education To Promote Global Conversation on Sustainable Development
The world only has six years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but as U.N...
July 6, 2024
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Japan’s Hierarchical Culture Can Embrace Open Talks
Today’s competitive business landscape requires organizations to maximize human capital in order ...
June 27, 2024
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Schuman Security and Defence Forum 2024: In Our Interconnected World, There is No ‘Faraway’
The European Union and Japan have been strengthening their security and defense cooperation. Ahea...
May 29, 2024
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Urban Japanese Losing Touch With Animistic Roots; Soulful Greenery Gives Way to Soulless Cement
The season of hanami cherry blossom viewing parties has passed. Some people — especially visitors...
May 23, 2024
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Canada-Japan at 95: Strong and Forward-Looking; Ambassador Highlights Nations’ Multifaceted Ties
While our ties go back much further, it was 95 years ago this week – on May 21, 1929 – that Canad...
May 21, 2024
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