The following are comments, editorials, and interviews by GRIPS faculty members for newspapers, TV, magazines, the web, and other media. (The job title is from the time of publication.)
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Name / Title | Contents | Media / Date |
Guanie Lim, Assistant Professor | My Say: Japan as No 4: Recent losses and future trajectories | The Edge Malaysia (2024.3.22) |
Guanie Lim, Assistant Professor | Expert says efforts to enhance Malaysia-China ties the right move | The Sun (2024.3.18) |
Akihiko Tanaka, Adjunct Professor | Japan’s Global Standing Rests on More than GDP | The Japan News (2024.3.1) |
Yusuke Takagi, Associate Professor | Institutionalizing the Japan-Philippine Relationship through Security, Economic, and Social Cooperation | nippon.com (2024.2.28) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | Japan as Number Four | Project Syndicate (2024.2.27) |
Kenichi Ohno, Professor Emeritus | Domestic, international experts review Vietnam's 30-year development | VietnamPlus (2024.2.22) |
Guanie Lim, Assistant Professor | Japan's economic presence in Southeast Asia is not fading away | NIKKEI Asia (2024.2.21) |
Akihiko Tanaka, Adjunct Professor | Global Perspective: World must prevent Ukraine, other wars from breaking int'l order | The Mainichi (2024.1.31) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Would the US intervene to defend Taiwan? Ask Japan. | Vox (2024.1.30) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | When Will Japan Normalize Its Monetary Policy? | Project Syndicate (2024.1.9) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | U.S., Asian Allies Quicken Response to North Korean Missiles | The Wall Street Journal (2023.12.25) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Japan Relaxes Export Restrictions to Sell Patriot Missiles to U.S. | The New York Times (2023.12.22) |
Yuqing Xing, Professor | China may find cure for stagflation by studying Japan's experience | NIKKEI Asia (2023.12.22) |
Jun Iio, Professor | Japan PM purges cabinet in bid to ride out financial scandal | Reuters (2023.12.14) |
Guanie Lim, Assistant Professor | Belt and Road Initiative at 10: Milestones and Concerns Across Southeast Asia | The China Global South Project (2023.12.5) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | China's Self-Inflicted Economic Wounds | Project Syndicate (2023.11.21) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Growing geopolitical risk stoking East Asian nuclear concerns, says expert | NIKKEI Asia (2023.11.19) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Western machine tools evade sanctions to fuel China's nuclear program | NIKKEI Asia (2023.11.7) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | Can Japan Reshape Its Research Funding? | Project Syndicate (2023.10.25) |
Takashi Shiraishi, Professor Emeritus | ASEAN 'losing Its Sense of Direction' in Region | The Japan News (2023.10.8) |
Haruhiko Kuroda, Professor (special assignment) | Human capital and natural resources are basis of Nepal's economy: ADB former president | The Rising Nepal (2023.10.6) |
Akihiko Tanaka, Adjunct Professor | Major Powers Awaken to Inland Asia's Importance | The Japan News (2023.9.22) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | Whither the G20? | Project Syndicate (2023.9.21) |
Yuqing Xing, Professor | Will China's belt and road plan, Asean provide silver lining as US step ups de-risking and trade prospects dim? | South China Morning Post (2023.9.5) |
Tateo Arimoto, Adjunct Professor | Japan Aims to Reverse Decline in Research Capabilities | The Japan News (2023.9.3) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | Is Japan-style Deflation Coming to China? | Project Syndicate (2023.8.23) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | 日 ??? ?? "?·???, ???? '??? ??' ??? ?" [??? ????] | 中央日報 (2023.8.21) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | Time for a Japan-Korea ?lysée Treaty | The Diplomat (2023.8.17) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Biden to host stand-alone summit with Japan and South Korea, a first | The Washington Post (2023.8.17) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | ?·?? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? | 朝鮮日報 (2023.8.16) |
Akihiko Tanaka, Adjunct Professor | Global Perspective: Japan sets human security at core of development aid in complex world | The Mainichi (2023.8.2) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | How Should Japan Respond to Inflation? | Project Syndicate (2023.7.25) |
Guanie Lim, Assistant Professor | Japanese retirees can boost Malaysia's industrial advance | NIKKEI Asia (2023.7.19) |
Matthew Brummer, Assistant Professor | Anarchy is a Bridge: Russia and China Are Pushing NATO and Japan Together | War on the Rocks (2023.7.10) |
Mikitaka Masuyama, Professor | A year later, Abe's assassination continues to impact Japan's politics | The Straits Times (2023.7.8) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | NATO's New Focus on China Creates Internal Tension About Mission Creep | The Wall Street Journal (2023.7.8) |
Harukata Takenaka, Professor | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Seiji on the "Major Shift" of Increased Defense Spending | nippon.com (2023.7.3) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | The Will, but Not the Way, to Increase Japan's Defense Budget | Project Syndicate (2023.6.30) |
Yuqing Xing, Professor | India has to do lot of homework to compete with China in mobile manufacturing | The Hindu Business line (2023.6.26) |
Guanie Lim, Assistant Professor | My Say: Realities of political economy behind Anwar's China visit | The Edge Malaysia (2023.6.23) |
Kenzo Hiroki, Professor | Emperor in Reiwa Era -- 1st Goodwill Visit / Emperor's Knowledge of Water Key to International Amity | The Japan News (2023.6.16) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor Yoko Iwama, Professor |
Japan's New Security Strategy, Part 2: The Ongoing Debates | The Diplomat (2023.6.8) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | Die Angst des Westens vor Putins roten Linien | Die Welt (2023.6.1) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | Deutschland kauft nirgendwo Waffen! | Die Welt (2023.6.1) |
Guanie Lim, Assistant Professor | Jomo blames Fed’s obsession with 2% inflation for global slump | Free Malaysia Today (2023.5.31) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | The Bank of Japan's Remarkable Decade | Project Syndicate (2023.5.23) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | What did the Hiroshima G7 summit accomplish? | Project Syndicate (2023.5.23) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | The pacifist from Hiroshima rebuilding Japan's defences | Financial Review (2023.5.19) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | At Japan's G7 summit, the big elephants are China and Russia | Reuters (2023.5.18) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | G7 summit: Taiwan looms large as Japan prepares to host leaders | BBC (2023.5.18) |
Takashi Shiraishi, Professor Emeritus | 'Global South' Needs More Elaborate Definition | The Japan News (2023.5.12) |
Akihiko Tanaka, Adjunct Professor | Japanese-Indian Unity Vital to Retool Global Order | The Japan News (2023.4.28) |
Guanie Lim, Assistant Professor | Malaysia needs to get smarter about foreign investment | NIKKEI Asia (2023.4.26) |
Mikitaka Masuyama, Professor | Japan PM Kishida's ruling LDP ekes out four wins in five by-elections in closer-than-expected race | The Straits Times (2023.4.24) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | The Bank of Japan’s Remarkable Decade | Project Syndicate (2023.4.21) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Japan's Defense Plans Are Big, Popular, and Expensive | Foreign Policy (2023.4.1) |
Academic year 2022
Name / Title | Contents | Media / Date |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | An Insolvency Iceberg? | Project Syndicate (2023.3.28) |
Xing Yuqing, Professor | China will integrate deeper into global industrial chains to counter anti-globalization trend: minister | Global Times (2023.3.27) |
Jun Iio, Professor | Ten years on, reconstruction tax continues to stir debate | The Japan Times (2023.3.9) |
Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Professor Emeritus | Will Japan's new ?10-trillion university fund lift research performance? | nature (2023.3.8) |
Ueyama Takahiro, Adjunct Professor | Will Japan's new ?10-trillion university fund lift research performance? | nature (2023.3.8) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | The UN Must Not Be Powerless | Project Syndicate (2023.2.28) |
Taichi ono, Professor | Japan And India Join Hands For Developing Future Leadership Through Academic Cooperation; Lecture By Japanese Professor At IIT Hyderabad | India Education Diary (2023.2.19) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | Why is Japan Fortifying its Small Islands, and why is it such a big deal? There's no end of war for us | ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (2023.2.16) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | New Philippine Ambassador to UAE makes first public appearance in Dubai | The Japan Times (2023.2.10) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Philippines' Marcos visits Japan seeking closer security ties | Reuters (2023.2.8) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | Japan's Fiscal Dilemma | Project Syndicate (2023.1.31) |
Akihiko Tanaka, Adjunct Professor | Perspective: Cooperation, speed vital in tackling compound crises | The Mainichi (2023.1.27) |
Jun Iio, Professor | In 2023, Kishida's political survival hangs in the balance | The Japan Times (2023.1.2) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | Is the Bank of Japan Holstering Its Bazooka? | Project Syndicate (2022.12.27) |
Hisanori Nei, Professor | Why Japan is plotting a "nuclear renaissance" 11 years after the disaster in Fukushima | CBC (2022.12.24) |
Mikitaka Masuyama, Professor | Japan Authorizes Return to Nuclear as Trauma of Fukushima Fades | The New American (2022.12.23) |
Kenzo Hiroki, Professor | Speakers stress global response to tackle climate-triggered disasters | The News International (2022.12.19) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Experts divided over 3 key defense documents | NHK WORLD-JAPAN (2022.12.16) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Who is going to pay for Japan's military build-up? | Financial Times (2022.12.15) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | Japan Expert Stresses Importance of Hiroshima Nuke Meeting | JIJI PRESS (2022.12.8) |
Shigeru Morichi, Professor Emeritus | Tokyo subway plans first fare hike in 28 years as ridership falls | Nikkei ASIA (2022.12.6) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Japan should hold talks with North Korea to ease tensions, expert says | The Japan Times (2022.12.6) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | A Liz Truss Moment for Japan? | Project Syndicate (2022.11.21) |
Guanie Lim, Assistant Professor | Next government should think long term on Malaysia's economy | The Sun Daily (2022.11.14) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Japan, U.S., S. Korea becoming closer than ever amid N. Korea threats | Kyodo News, The Mainichi (2022.11.14) |
Mikitaka Masuyama, Professor | Japan PM sacks minister to curtail damage, but leadership questioned | The Mainichi (2022.11.12) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | Down Goes the Yen | Project Syndicate (2022.10.20) |
Shigeru Morichi, Professor Emeritus | Empire of steel: Where Japan's railways stand after 150 years of evolution | The Japan Times (2022.10.10) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | North Korea Preparing for Nuclear Weapon Test as Regional Tensions Rise | Time (2022.10.6) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | North Korea's latest missile test reminds the world of Asia's powder keg | Los Angeles Times (2022.10.4) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | North Korea fires powerful missile, using old playbook in a new world | The New York Times (2022.10.4) |
Atsushi Sunami, Special Advisor to the President for Strategic Partnership; Adjunct Professor | VP Harris seeks computer chip partners in Tokyo | The Asahi Shimbun (2022.9.28) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | The Challenge of Monetary Tightening | Project Syndicate (2022.9.28) |
Mikitaka Masuyama, Professor | Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet approval in free fall over Abe's state funeral, church links | The Straits Times (2022.9.19) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | A World On the Brink: The Conditions for Rebuilding the Postwar Order: A Strategy of Linking NATO and the Indo-Pacific Order | Discuss Japan (2022.9.9) |
Guanie Lim, Assistant Professor | SRC case outcome a boost for investors' confidence in Malaysia | The Sun Daily (2022.9.5) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | Japan’s Lessons for Taiwan | Project Syndicate (2022.8.30) |
Hisanori Nei, Professor | Japan signals a shift back to nuclear energy, 11 years after Fukushima disaster | Deutsche Welle (2022.8.30) |
Kenichi Ohno, Professor | PP’s probe into uncharted ideological territory | The Reporter (2022.8.13) |
Akihiko Tanaka, Adjunct Professor | Global Perspective: Liberal values face tough challenges | The Mainichi (2022.8.10) |
Harukata Takenaka, Professor | Beijing’s Taiwan Aggression Has Backfired in Tokyo | Foreign Policy (2022.8.8) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | An Increased Risk of Nuclear War? – GLOBAL AGENDA – TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN (2022.8.6) |
Guanie Lim, Assistant Professor | Building Indonesia’s ‘green’ new capital could see coal use surge (analysis) | Mongabay (2022.8.2) |
Mikitaka Masuyama, Professor | Japan’s politicians admit to ties with Unification Church after Abe’s death | The Straits Times (2022.7.26) |
Toshihiro Kudo, Professor | Myanmar military prepares for election in bid for legitimacy | NIKKEI Asia (2022.7.23) |
Kenichi Ohno, Professor | Renewables in the mix for Japan’s financing of African development | Financial Times (2022.7.21) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | With Russia’s war in Ukraine, Japan renews focus on nuclear deterrence | Kyodo News (2022.7.19) |
Mikitaka Masuyama, Professor | Japan’s Leader Tries to Honor Abe’s Legacy, While Building His Own | The New York Times (2022.7.19) |
Yusuke Takagi, Associate Professor | Bolster maritime ties in the Indo-Pacific | INQUIRER.NET (2022.7.18) |
Yusuke Takagi, Associate Professor | International alliances needed to enforce West Philippine Sea ruling | The Philippine Star (2022.7.17) |
Yusuke Takagi, Associate Professor | Abe: The patron of Philippine-Japan security partnership | The Philippine Star (2022.7.16) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Japan’s Kishida Risks Political Fight With Vow to Take Up Abe’s Legacy | Bloomberg (2022.7.15) |
Mikitaka Masuyama, Professor | Abe: Security hawk and fiscal dove | The Straits Times (2022.7.14) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Shinzo Abe’s death gives Fumio Kishida a chance to make his mark | Financial Times (2022.7.12) |
Yusuke Takagi, Associate Professor | Marcos urged to stick to South China Sea ruling amid Philippines’ ‘sweet spot’ in US-China diplomacy | This week in Asia (2022.7.12) |
Mikitaka Masuyama, Professor | Japan’s LDP wins big in Upper House election after Abe’s assassination | The Straits Times (2022.7.11) |
Mikitaka Masuyama, Professor | Death of ‘Abenomics’ father may give Japan scope to curb stimulus | Reuters (2022.7.11) |
Mikitaka Masuyama, Professor | Japan votes in Upper House election under shadow of ex-PM Abe’s death | The Straits Times (2022.7.10) |
Mikitaka Masuyama, Professor | Reaction: Japan ruling coalition likely to keep majority in upper house | Reuters (2022.7.10) |
Hirofumi Takada, Professor | Japanese professor lauds Vietnam’s development of national database on assets, incomes | Vietnam Plus (2022.6.30) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | America’s Watery Indo-Pacific Alphabet Soup | Project Syndicate (2022.6.30) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | NATO SUMMIT:Kishida will be first Japanese prime minister to attend the meeting | CNA (2022.6.28) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Japan Is Getting Real on Security After Ukraine | Foreign Policy (2022.6.24) |
Harukata Takenaka, Professor | Japan’s upper house election campaign kicks off: 5 things to know | NIKKEI Asia (2022.6.22) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Japan, U.S. and South Korea poised to enhance nuclear umbrella strategy | NIKKEI Asia (2022.6.1) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | ‘China in mind’: Japan mulls beefing up military as Ukraine war rings alarm | The Guardian (2022.5.30) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Biden bids to bridge Tokyo-Seoul divide for Indo-Pacific defense | NIKKEI Asia (2022.5.25) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | The Finlandization of Asia | Project Syndicate (2022.5.25) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | Biden Pledges to Defend Taiwan if It Faces a Chinese Attack | The New York Times (2022.5.23) |
Yusuke Takagi, Associate Professor | For Bongbong, economic growth key to restoring Marcos family honor | NIKKEI Asia (2022.5.12) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | Making the case for NATO Indo-Pacific cooperation | The Japan Times (2022.5.11) |
Takatoshi Ito, Adjunct Professor | Where Are America’s Red Lines in East Asia? | Project Syndicate (2022.4.28) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | Kanzler Scholz reist nach Japan | ARD (2022.4.28) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | Tokio statt Peking: Die erste Asienreise des Kanzlers steht für eine Kurskorrektur | Handlesblatt (2022.4.27) |
Yoko Iwama, Professor | Remote island ramps up defenses as tensions rise between Japan and China | CNN (2022.4.18) |
Narushige Michishita, Professor | With Threats All Around, Japan Moves to Shed Its Pacifist Constraints | The New York Times (2022.4.11) |
Academic year 2021
2022.3.25 | Editorial: GRIPS Adjunct Professor Takatoshi Ito on East Asian security after the war in Ukraine. | Project Syndicate |
2022.3.23 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Yoko Iwama on Japan’s foreign policy over Russia to the war in Ukraine. | Financial Times |
2022.3.19 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Mikitaka Masuyama on Japan’s Ishin party. | NIKKEI Asia |
2022.3.16 | Interview:GRIPS Associate Professor CHEY, Hyoung-kyu on emergence of a new world monetary system. | The Korea Herald |
2022.3.14 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Yoko Iwama on Japan’s response to the war in Ukraine. | CNN |
2022.3.3 | Editorial: GRIPS Adjunct Professor Takatoshi Ito on The depreciation of the yen. | Project Syndicate |
2022.2.25 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Yoko Iwama on Russian threat and U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy. | Kyodo News |
2022.2.24 | Interview:GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka to Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi. | nippon.com |
2022.1.18 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Mikitaka Masuyama on the Japan PM Kishida’s Cabinet. | The Straits Times |
2022.1.15 | Editorial: GRIPS Adjunct Professor Takatoshi Ito on trade in the Biden administration. | MENAFN |
2022.1.8 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Xing Yuqing on the China-Japan-US trilateral security dialogue. | South China Morning Post |
2022.1.2 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on China’s threat in Taiwan and Military Cooperation between U.S. and Japan. | THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
2022.1.1 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on policis of Kishida’s administration. | SwiftTelecast |
2021.12.22 | Editorial: GRIPS Adjunct Professor Takatoshi Ito on the direction of Japanese finance. | GULF TIMES |
2021.12.7 | Comment: GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka on the reason why Japan needs more forceful defence. | The Economist |
2021.11.28 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the China’s situation and Xi Jinping’s ideolog. | The Week |
2021.11.22 | Editorial: GRIPS Adjunct Professor Takatoshi Ito on the ‘new capitalism’ of Japan’s PM Kishida. | THE JORDAN TIMES |
2021.11.1 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Mikitaka Masuyama on the success of Japan Innovation Party in the lower house election. | Reuters |
2021.10.31 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Mikitaka Masuyama on the result of the lower house election. | The Times News Network |
2021.10.6 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the result of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential race. | NIKKEI Asia |
2021.10.4 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Mikitaka Masuyama on the new Japan PM Kishida’s Cabinet. | The Straits Times |
2021.9.29 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on the result of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential race. | The Economist |
2021.9.28 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential race. | The NewYork Times |
2021.9.24 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential race. | The Japan Times |
2021.9.23 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the rising of the ‘Quad in Asia-Pacific. | CNBC |
2021.9.20 | Editorial:GRIPS Adjunct Professor Takatoshi Ito on the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential race. | Project Syndicate |
2021.9.5 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Mikitaka Masuyama on how COVID-19 response sank Japan’s prime minister Suga. | Firstpost |
2021.9.5 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Mikitaka Masuyama on how COVID-19 response sank Japan’s prime minister Suga. | The ASEAN Post |
2021.9.3 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on Japan’s prime minister Suga to step down. | NBC News |
2021.8.28 | Lecture: GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka on the role of Bangladesh in Indo-Pacific region. | THE BUSINESS STANDARD etc. |
2021.8.26 | Editorial: GRIPS Adjunct Professor Takatoshi Ito on the Japanese government’s response to the expansion of the Delta variant. | Project Syndicate |
2021.8.4 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Japan’s possession of aircraft carriers. | The National Interest |
2021.7.30 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Mikitaka Masuyama on insurmountable post-Olympics jinx that has felled three past prime ministers. | NIKKEI Asia |
2021.7.25 | Editorial: GRIPS Adjunct Professor Takatoshi Ito on the Olympic/Paralympic games under the state of emergency in Japan. | The Star |
2021.7.24 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the influence of the prime minister’s office. | NIKKEI ASIA |
2021.7.15 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Xing Yuqing on Chinese hi-tech products market. | South China Morning Post |
2021.7.14 | Editorial: GRIPS Adjunct Professor Takatoshi Ito on the Olympic/Paralympic games under the state of emergency in Japan. | Project Syndicate |
2021.7.13 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Xing Yuqing on a ‘sense of crisis’ of Japan on Taiwan issue. | South China Morning Post |
2021.6.16 | Editorial: GRIPS Adjunct Professor Takatoshi Ito on the vaccine situation in Japan and the risk of the Tokyo Olympics. | THE JORDAN TIMES |
2021.6.16 | Comment: GRIPS professor Jun Iio on Suga’s policy overshadowed by COVID-19 as the diet session closing. | The Japan Times |
2021.6.4 | Editorial: GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka on the flaws in the emergency mobilization of coronavirus response. | The Japan News |
2021.6.1 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the Japanese situation stuck at the Olympics crossroads. | KoreaJoongAngDaily |
2021.5.20 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Japan bolsters defences of the south-west island against China. | The Straits Times |
2021.5.18 | Editorial: GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka on solidarity among democracies in the world. | The Mainichi |
2021.5.14 | Comment: GRIPS Adjunct Professor Naoyuki Yoshino on surging costs of materials due to a rebound in economic activity. | Reuters |
2021.5.13 | Editorial: GRIPS Professor Xing Yuqing on Japan’s lacklustre Covid-19 vaccination efforts and the Tokyo Olympics. | South China Morning Post |
2021.4.30 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on Japanese political factions and US-China politics. | The Economist |
2021.4.29 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the danger to Taiwan in China’s growing military confidence. | The Economist |
2021.4.29 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Kenichi Ohno on productivity improvement in Vietnam. | VietNamNet |
2021.4.21 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Xing Yuqing on a position of Japan on Taiwan issue. | South China Morning Post |
2021.4.17 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Japan’s policy toward China at Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting. | The Washington Post |
2021.4.16 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Yoko Iwama on Japan’s policy toward China and the role of Germany at Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting. | Die Welt |
2021.4.8 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Japan’s policy toward China. | ForeignPolicy |
2021.4.2 | Interview: GRIPS professor Harukata Takenaka on the performance of Minister Yoshihide Suga over the past half a year. | The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun |
Academic year 2020
2021.3.23 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Kenzo Hiroki on the online duties of Their Majesties. | The Mainichi |
2021.3.16 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on economic relationships of Japan and the U.S with China. | The New York Times |
2021.3.16 | GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka gave a lecture at the regional seminar “The Bay of Bengal as Connectivity Hub in Indo-Pacific Region” at Bangladesh Independent University (IUB). | The Policy Times |
2021.3.9 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Emeritus Kiyoshi Kurokawa on background of nuclear power and profoundly man-made by 10 years after Fukushima. | REUTERS |
2021.3.7 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the sending in troops to the Diaoyu Islands. | South China Morning Post |
2021.3.6 | Editorial: GRIPS Professor Emeritus Kiyoshi Kurokawa on the Fukushima disaster was not the turning point many had hoped. | The Economist |
2021.3.6 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Emeritus Kiyoshi Kurokawa on the safety of nuclear power by 10 years after Fukushima. | The Conversation |
2021.2.25 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the defense of US military by Japan’s military forces. | CNN |
2021.2.15 | Comment: GRIPS Associate Professor Veerayooth Kanchoochat on the pandemic and technology in Asia. | Bangkok Post |
2021.2.15 | Comment: GRIPS Assistant Professor Akio Yamazaki on carbon pricing under consideration in Japan. | The Phnom Penh Post |
2021.2.8 | Comment: GRIPS professor Toshihiro Kudo on the coup d’etat by the Myanmar army and its future development. | KYODO NEWS |
2021.2.6 | Comment: GRIPS professor Toshihiro Kudo on the military regime of Myanmar’s armed forces was published. | NIKKEI Asia |
2021.2.4 | Comment: GRIPS professor Toshihiro Kudo on sanctions against Myanmar’s military regime were published. | The Washington Post |
2021.2.2 | Comment: GRIPS professor Toshihiro Kudo on the background of the coup d’etat by the Myanmar army and its future development. | NIKKEI Asia |
2021.2.1 | Comment: GRIPS professor Narushige Michishita on diplomacy with China was published. | DNYUZ |
2021.1.29 | Comment: GRIPS professor Jun Iio on the relationship between Prime Minister Suga and Japanese people. | The Economist |
2021.1.25 | Interview: GRIPS professor Harukata Takenaka had an interview about the digital policy of the government in establishing the digital agency. | nippon.com |
2021.1.3 | Editorial: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on the prospect 2021 of the Suga administration. | The Japan Times |
2020.12.19 | Editorial: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the foreign policy of Prime Minister Suga. | The Straits Times |
2020.12.1 | Comment: GRIPS professor Harukata Takenaka on the response to the COVID-19 of Suga’s government. | The Japan Times |
2020.11.24 | Editorial: GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka on US, China competition after election settles. | The Mainichi |
2020.11.13 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the U.S. commitment to the defense of the Senkaku. | The Washington Post |
2020.11.12 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Biden’s commitment to “strengthen” bilateral alliance. | The Washington Post |
2020.11.1 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on U.S. military footprint on Okinawa. | HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT |
2020.10.25 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on bill deliberation under the Suga administration. | The Japan Times |
2020.10.23 | <Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on an early Lower House election. | The Japan Times |
2020.10.8 | Comment: GRIPS Senior Professor Hiroko Ota on Digitization of Japanese government. | NIKKEI Asia |
2020.10.6 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Quad. | The Washington Post |
2020.10.6 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Quad. | The New York Times |
2020.10.1 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Kunihiko Shinoda on economic potential of Japanese companies in Indonesia. | NIKKEI Asia |
2020.9.11 | GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on influence of Toshihiro Nikai in the next administration. | The Japan Times |
2020.9.9 | Comment:GRIPS Executive Advisor to the President Atsushi SUNAMI and GRIPS Adjunct Professor Takahiro UEYAMA on the university reform in Abe government. | Agenparl |
2020.8.16 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on bolstering its defenses under Japanese pacifist constitution. | The New York Times |
2020.8.15 | Editorial: GRIPS Full-time Lecturer Matthew Brummer on Security Threats. | The Diplomat |
2020.8.5 | Comment: GRIPS professor Harukata Takenaka on the response to the COVID-19 of Abe’s government. |
Bloomberg |
2020.7.27 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Unrest in Japan-China Relations Caused by China’s Approach to the Senkaku Islands. | The Japan Times |
2020.7.27 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on concern about Japan-China military relation. | The New York Times |
2020.6.18 | Editorial: GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka on “Use of troops will stifle U.S. democracy” . | The Japan Times |
2020.6.10 | Interrview:GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the China’s Rise as a Military Power. | THE DIPLOMAT |
2020.5.21 | Editorial:GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka on post-corona era. | The Mainichi |
Academic year 2019
2020.3.11 | Interview: GRIPS Professor Emeritus Kiyoshi Kurokawa on the government’s response to the COVID-19 . | REUTERS |
2019.8.4 | Editorial: GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka on the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (in a regular Yomiuri Shimbun column). | The Japan News (by The Yomiuri Shimbun) |
Academic year 2018
2018.10.18 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Emeritus Hisayoshi Hashimoto on a string of data-tampering scandals at Japanese shock absorber maker KYB Corp. | The Mainichi |
2018.9.24 | Editorial: GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka on the Philippine peace process. (In a regular Yomiuri Shimbun column). | The Japan News (by The Yomiuri Shimbun/Paid content) |
2018.6.12 | Editorial: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the world situation with regard to the Korean Peninsula. | Carnegie Endowment |
2018.6.11 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on North Korea’s denuclearization. | TIME |
2018.6.11 | News: GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka attended the 24th International Conference on the Future of Asia, and acted as a panelist. | Nikkei Asian Review |
2018.5.14 | Editorial: GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka on the current US-China trade talks. (In a regular Yomiuri Shimbun column) | The Japan News (by The Yomiuri Shimbun/Paid content) |
2018.5.8 | Editorial: GRIPS Professor Emeritus Takashi Shiraishi on implications of the “Indo-Pacific” concept for Japan and the US. (In a regular Yomiuri Shimbun column) | The Japan News (by The Yomiuri Shimbun/Paid content) |
2018.4.20 | Comment: GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka on China’s infrastructure in Indonesia. | Nikkei Asian Review |
2018.4.19 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the political situation of the Abe administration. | The Economist |
Academic year 2017
2018.3.21 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Atsushi Sunami on obstacles facing reform of the scientific research environment in Japan. |
nature |
2018.3.21 |
Comment: GRIPS lecturer Hiroshi Nagano on Japan’s decline in the field of science. |
nature |
2018.3.14 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Japan’s being left behind by talks between the US and North Korea. |
The Asahi Shimbun |
2018.3.12 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Yuqing Xing on the difficulty of estimating the US trade deficit with China. |
The Washington Post |
2018.3.7 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Japan’s firm strance towards North Korea. |
LA CROIX |
2018.2.21 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Kenichi Kawasaki on the release of recent TPP details. |
The Japan Times |
2018.2.16 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Japan’s cautious attitude regarding the North Korean threat. |
Independent |
2018.1.30 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Atsushi Sunami on Japan’s space program development. |
Nikkei Asian Review |
2018.1.22 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on Prime Minister Abe’s comment regarding amending Japan’s pacifist constitution. |
REUTERS |
2018.1.22 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Tokyo’s first ballistic missile drill. |
The Japan Times |
2018.1.14 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the Japanese framework for dealing with the threat of North Korea. |
The Japan Times |
2017.12.14 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Toshihiro Kudo on criticism of the Rohingya situation in Myanmar. |
Nikkei Asian Review |
2017.12.4 |
Editorial: GRIPS Professor Atsushi Sunami on space related budgets. |
THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN (THE DAILY INDUSTRIAL NEWS) |
2017.11.9 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Mari Suzuki on eating disorder-induced shoplifting. |
The Mainichi (by The Mainichi Shimbun) |
2017.10.23 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on House of Representative election. |
Nikkei Asian Review |
2017.10.19 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on the phenomenon of election promises with little substance. |
The Japan Times |
2017.10.19 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Mikitaka Masuyama on the mentality of young Japanese voters. | REUTERS |
2017.10.17 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Atsushi Sunami on the need for funding to prevent science competitiveness decline. |
nature |
2017.10.8 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Terutaka Kuwahara on the over-reporting of research publications by JAMSTEC. |
The Japan News (by The Yomiuri Shimbun) |
2017.9.30 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the status of communication between North Korea and the US. |
Independent |
2017.8.31 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Japan’s budget increases for anti-missile measures. |
The Japan Times |
2017.8.24 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Harukata Takenaka on the Japanese character and political preference. |
Nikkei Asian Review |
2017.8.9 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the North Korea-US situation. |
Nikkei Asian Review |
2017.7.9 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile. |
The Japan Times |
2017.7.7 | News: Viet Nam National Assembly Vice Chairman U?ng Chu L?u paid a visit to GRIPS. |
Viet Nam News |
2017.7.5 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile. |
Nikkei Asian Review |
2017.6.30 |
Interview: GRIPS Assistant Professor Yusuke Takagi, about Philippines President Duterte’s first year in office. |
The Mainichi Shimbun (national newspaper) |
2017.6.26 | Editorial: GRIPS Professor Emeritus Takashi Shiraishi on ASEAN diplomacy (in a regular Yomiuri Shimbun column). | The Japan News (by The Yomiuri Shimbun) |
2017.6.6 | Editorial:GRIPS President Akihiko Tanaka on the future of Japanese diplomacy (in a regular Yomiuri Shimbun column). | The Japan News (by The Yomiuri Shimbun) |
2017.5.30 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Atsushi Sunami on the Japanese science and technology research situation. | The Japan News (by The Yomiuri Shimbun) |
2017.5.14 | Reference: citation of GRIPS Professor Kenichi Kawasaki regarding the TPP growth rate forecast. | The Japan Times |
2017.5.10 | Interview: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on North Korea–United States relations. | The Japan News (by The Yomiuri Shimbun) |
2017.5.10 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Atsushi Sunami on the need for greater research collaboration by Japanese universities. | nature index |
2017.5.8 | News: GRIPS Alumnus Nestor Espenilla was appointed governor of the Philippines’ central bank. | REUTERS |
2017.4.20 | Reference: citation of TPP growth rate forecast by GRIPS Professor Kenichi Kawasaki. | The Japan News by the Yomiuri Shimbun |
2017.4.15 | Reference: TPP growth rate forecast by GRIPS Professor Kenichi Kawasaki. | Nikkei Asian Review |
2017.4.6 | Comment: GRIPS Professor Atsushi Sunami on the Japanese science community’s resistance to pressure to engage in military research. | nature |
2017.4.3 | News: GRIPS Alumnus Abdul Qadir Memon is introduced in an article about ADB scholarships. |
Nikkei Asian Review |
Academic year 2016
2017.3.29 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Michishita Narushige on the recent launch of North Korean missiles and Japan’s military defense. |
The Japan Times |
2017.3.28 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on the term of office of Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan Governor. |
The Japan Times |
2017.3.27 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Michishita Narushige on the recent launch of North Korean missiles and Japan’s militaly defense. |
The Washington Post |
2017.3.25 |
Comment: GRIPS President Takashi Shiraishi on Japan’s possible participation in AIIB. |
Nikkei Asian Review |
2017.3.12 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Michishita Narushige on the recent launch of North Korean missiles. |
Los Angeles Times |
2017.3.8 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Michishita Narushige on the recent launch of North Korean missiles. |
THE STRAITS NEWS |
2017.3.6 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Michishita Narushige on the recent launch of North Korean missiles. |
The Washington Post with Bloomberg |
2017.3.6 |
Editorial: GRIPS President Takashi Shiraishi’s INSIGHTS into the WORLD / Govt reform key to ‘super smart society’ |
The Japan News |
2017.2.7 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Mikitaka Masuyama on Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s U.S. diplomacy. |
GULF TIMES |
2017.2.4 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on Asian and U.S. security |
The Japan Times |
2017.1.11 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on North Korea’s missiles. |
Newsweek |
2017.1.1 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on Prtime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration. |
The Japan Times News |
2016.12.15 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Dainn Wie on the long-work hours issue in South Korea. |
Nikkei Asian Review |
2016.12.14 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Takashi Shiraishi on PM Abe’s diplomacy being tested by Philippines and U.S. administrations. |
RAPPLER |
2016.12.7 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Michishita Narushige on the planned visit to Pearl Harbor by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama. |
The Japan Times |
2016.11.23 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on Abe’s trade policy and the administration of new president of America. |
The Japan Times |
2016.11.23 |
Editorial: GRIPS Professor Minchung Hsu on the fertility rates and healthcare costs in developing countries. |
Nikkei Asian Review |
2016.11.10 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Michishita Narushige on regional security in Asia. |
Nikkei Asian Review |
2016.10.31 |
Editorial: GRIPS President Takashi Shiraishi’s “INSIGHTS into the WORLD: Economic downturn fueling anti-globalism” |
The Japan News (English newspaper produced by The Yomiuri Shimbun) |
2016.10.30 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Kudo Toshihiro on the politics of Myanmar. |
The Japan Times |
2016.10.27 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Michishita Narushige on the Philippine president’s comments during his visit to Japan. |
The Japan Times |
2016.10.25 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Michishita Narushige on the Philippine president’s visit to Japan. |
The JapanTimes |
2016.10.1 |
Editorial: GRIPS Professor Narushige Michishita on the nuclear threat to Japan from North Korea. |
The Straits Times |
2016.9.28 |
Comment: Narushige Michishita, director of GRIPS Security and International Studies program, on the U.S. presidential debate between Donld Trump and Hillary Clinton. |
Japan Today quote of the day. |
2016.9.21 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Koichi Sumikura on the Nature article “Is science only for the rich?” |
Nature |
2016.9.21 |
News: GRIPS Professor Yoko Iwama will give a speech at the symposium “Impact of the BREXIT over International Community.” |
The Japan News (English newspaper produced by The Yomiuri Shimbun) |
2016.8.31 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Kenichi Ohno on Vietnamese industrial development policy. |
Vietnamnet |
2016.7.11 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on the success of Abe’s LDP in the national election. |
The Japan Times |
2016.7.11 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on the results of House of Councillors election. |
The Japan Times |
2016.7.5 |
News: GRIPS Professor Tatsushi Sonobe gave a lecture on Ghana’s Initiative for Industrial Development at the Institute of Economic Affairs, emphasising coordination failure in Ghana. |
GRAPHIC ONLINE |
2016.6.22 |
Comment: GRIPS Professor Jun Iio on the House of Councillors election. |
The Japan Times |
2016.6.5 |
Editorial: GRIPS President Takashi Shiraishi’s “INSIGHTS into the WORLD: Is ASEAN Community sufficiently cohesive?” |
The Japan News (English newspaper produced by The Yomiuri Shimbun) |
2016.5.20 |
Comments: GRIPS faculty member Atsushi Sunami, in a panel discussion about the defense industry on WSJ Tech Café. |
The Wall Street Journal |
2016.5.16 |
Editorial: GRIPS alumni I Wayan Agus Eka, on the Indonesia’s tax amnesty. |
The Jakarta Post |
2016.5.10 |
Editorial: GRIPS student Pandu Utama Manggla, on the adressing maritime piracy. |
The Jakarta Post |
2016.5.2 |
Comments: GRIPS professor Tetsushi Sonobe, on the application of the KAIZEN method in Tanzania. |
AllAfrica |
2016.4.27 |
News: GRIPS professor Dainn Wie presented her research on the outcomes of education in South Korea and Japan at an editorial conference of the 2017 Asian Economic Policy Review |
The Nikkei(national newspaper)Asian Review |