January 5, 2022 The Reality of Vietnam, Our Reliable Friend As the first destination for his foreign visit, former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga chose Vietnam in October 2020. By Kunio Umeda
April 21, 2022 Globalization of Japanese Economy: Reality and Impacts Japan has achieved economic growth by accelerating “external” globalization through expansion of trade and outward foreign direct investment (FDI). By Shujiro Urata
May 13, 2022 The Trend in Plastic Free: “Bag Charge” Is Just the Beginning More than a year has passed since the introduction of mandatory surcharge for plastic shopping bags on July 1, 2020. By Ryoko Seguchi
July 15, 2022 Growing Anti-Kim Jong-un Sentiment in the North “True North,” an animation film on the political prison camp in North Korea, was released on June 4, 2021. By Kimikatsu Kinoshita