Asia Centre

close up on the news 1. East Asia Summit and Sino-Japanese Rivalries 2. Reform of the Imperial Succession Law is Delayed 3. Japan’s Demographic Challenge 4. The Livedoor Scandal: Down Falls an Idol and a Symbol VIEW POINTS OF THE NEWS Fujiwara Kiichi, “Rebuilding Asia’s Economic Diplomacy” l Yoshida Haruki, “An Economic Community Should be the Starting Point” l Hidaka Yoshiki, “Why the Marines Were Withdrawn” l Nakanishi Shintarô, “A Flourishing Japanese Nationalism” l Harada Yutaka, “The Population’s Shrinking will Strengthen the Country” l Tachibanaki Toshiaki, “The Widening Social Gap and Human Resources”.