October 26, 2021 Anxiety Among Small Businesses in the Automobile Cities of Aichi With Toyota Motor Corporation at the top, Aichi Prefecture is home to the headquarters and factories of 1,467 companies including Toyota Group mega suppliers such as Denso and Aishin, and Tier 2 and lower parts companies. By Nobuyo Saito
November 9, 2023 Why “Suzume” Was a Blockbuster in China and South Korea: Interview with Makoto Shinkai (#1) Released in November 2022, Makoto Shinkai’s anime movie “Suzume” drew over 11 million viewers and earned over 14.7 billion yen. By Yusuke Hirata
March 6, 2023 Towards the Indo-Pacific Century (#2) The world war ended, and a new era began—that must have been the honest feeling in Japan and the world a century ago. By Yuichi Hosoya
May 1, 2023 Make China Play by the Rules; Could Be Better than Sanctions (#2) Since 2018, the U.S. has imposed a series of restrictions on China, which has yet to establish its domestic supply capacity for advanced technologies. By Mariko Watanabe