08/31/2022
CNN
"Japanese care home recruits babies to cheer up elderly residents"
A nursing home in southwestern Japan is hiring some unusual new employees: babies. The generous compensation package from the Moyai Seiyukai home in Kitakyushu city includes flexib... Read the article.
Written by Tetsu Sukegawa (TUJ Student)
08/31/2022
Nikkei Asia
"Japan must put its money where its mouth is on Russia"
The Japanese government continues to talk a good game in opposing Russia's war in Ukraine. As the conflict reached the six-month mark last week, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, ... Read the article.
Written by James D.J. Brown
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08/29/2022
The Hindu
"Japan’s continuing struggle with gender parity"
According to recent data, Japan recorded the lowest total births in 2021 at just about 8,10,000. Japan also ranked lowest among the developed countries in the World Economic Forum’... Read the article.
Written by Prachi Gupta
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08/28/2022
大学ジャーナルOnline
"テンプル大学と食品ロス・リボーンセンター、備蓄食料品で在学生や留学生を支援"
テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパスと一般社団法人食品ロス・リボーンセンターは協同で、テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパスの学生(学位プログラム学生数約 1,600人)の生活支援に乗り出すことで合意した。生活支援... Read the article.
08/26/2022
The South China Morning Post
"In Japan, concerns rise over ‘too powerful police’ after post-Abe VIP security reforms"
“What happened in Nara clearly shows that there were failures in the planning and that changes need to be introduced to provide better security to leading figures when they are in ... Read the article.
Comments by Hiromi Murakami
08/26/2022
Hokkaido Shimbun
"<ウクライナ侵攻半年・各国専門家に聞く>4 ロシア産ガス脱却を 米テンプル大日本校・ジェームズ・ブラウン上級准教授"
ロシアはこの戦争を早く終わらせられると考えていたと思いますが、ウクライナ軍の予想以上の健闘で、長期化の様相です。特に最近は、ウクライナ軍が押し返しています。仮に今、停戦となれば、ウクライナ東部や南部の... Read the article.
Written by James D.J. Brown
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08/24/2022
CNN
"Japan turns back to nuclear power in significant policy shift as fuel prices soar"
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday Japan will restart idled nuclear plants and consider developing next-generation reactors, in a policy reversal that will see the nation ... Read the article.
Written by Tetsu Sukegawa (TUJ Student)
08/15/2022
Politikal Arena
"What is Japan's situation on the international scene? - Interview with Robert Dujarric"
ICAS Co-Director Robert Dujarric first lived in Tokyo in 1986-87. He moved back to the city in 2004 as a Council on Foreign Relations (Hitachi) International Affairs Fellow at the... Read the article.
Comments by Robert Dujarric
08/15/2022
日本エネルギー経済研究所中東経済研究センター
"トルコ:東地中海に掘削船を派遣、およそ2年ぶり"
Written by Masaki Kakizaki
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08/12/2022
The Saxon
"Japan fears being drawn into a war in Taiwan"
I think there has been a view in ruling circles in Tokyo for a long time, perhaps 25 years, that the Japan could be directly or indirectly attacked by China. It has always been tho... Read the article.
Comments by Robert Dujarric
08/12/2022
The Straits Times
"Reforms at risk as Kishida plays it safe"
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday prioritised stability and was aimed at achieving unity within his fractious Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The regret... Read the article.
Written by James D.J. Brown
08/12/2022
The Japan Times
"Read between the lines when it comes to party invitations"
Recently, one of my American students approached me with a cultural query. He and a bunch of his friends, American and Japanese, had been talking about planning a birthday party.「R... Read the article.
Comments by Yaeko Kabe
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08/10/2022
RDI
"Interview on D'abord l'info"
La Chine met fin à ses manœuvres militaires dans le détroit de Taïwan, plus d'une semaine après la visite de Nancy Pelosi. Y a-t-il toujours un risque d'invasion ? On en parle avec... Read the article.
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
08/09/2022
The South China Morning Post
"Japan marks 77 years since atomic bombing of Nagasaki as Ukraine crisis raises nuclear war fears"
Japan on Tuesday marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki city, with addresses at the ceremony heavy with warnings of the growing possibility of nuclear pr... Read the article.
Comments by Hiromi Murakami
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08/08/2022
Stars and Stripes
"China extends military exercises around Taiwan into a fifth day"
Experts in international relations said the continuing drills constitute overreaction and “exceptional punishment” for Taiwan that risk global backfire. “The fact that the drills h... Read the article.
Comments by James D.J. BrownJeff Kingston
08/08/2022
Nikkei Asia
"IPEF plan is bad news for U.S. economic influence in Asia"
The regional response to the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework has so far been tepid at best. The cool reception appears to reflect the failure of the IPEF to ... Read the article.
Comments by Paul Nadeau
08/06/2022
La Presse
"Les ingrédients d’une escalade "
La visite officielle de Nancy Pelosi à Taiwan, les 3 et 4 août, s’est traduite par une exacerbation des tensions au sujet de cet État insulaire revendiqué par Pékin depuis des déce... Read the article.
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
08/05/2022
The South China Morning Post
"Foreign student ban raises concern over lost talent"
Japan’s move to keep out foreign students during the Covid-19 pandemic has harmed its competitiveness and may have driven away talented graduates including those from STEM, academi... Read the article.
Comments by Jeff Kingston
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08/05/2022
Player FM
"Shinzo Abe’s Legacy and Japan’s Future, with Satona Suzuki and Jeff Kingston "
Comments by Jeff Kingston
08/05/2022
ABC News(Australia)
"Chinese missles land in Japan's exclusive economic zone as Pelosi's Asian tour continues"
China has scrambled more than 100 war planes and staged unprecedented missile tests around Taiwan in a show of force and fury. At least 11 missiles were fired over the self-ruled i... Read the article.
Comments by James D.J. Brown
08/05/2022
週刊読書人
"認知行動療法の哲学:ストア派と哲学的治療の系譜"
『認知行動療法の哲学』認知行動療法は、古代ストア哲学の末裔である――霊と呪術から心を解放した近代科学の正嫡・認知行動療法には“知られざる系譜”が存在した……心の正面ドアをノックする「理性のコントロール... Read the article.
Translation supervised by Shota Fujii
08/03/2022
Radio-Canada
"Interview on C'est encore mieux l'après-midi"
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
08/01/2022
Radio-Canada
"Interview on En direct avec Patrice Roy"
La présidente de la Chambre des représentants aux États-Unis, Nancy Pelosi, devrait s'arrêter sur l'île de Taïwan, malgré les menaces militaires de la Chine. Madeleine Blais-Morin ... Read the article.
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand