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Past Debates (January - December 2003)	Latest Debates

[December 2003]
Commentary	2003 Heralds the Dawn of a Two-party Political System in Japan By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Courageous decision on Iraq By Hugh Cortazzi (Former British Ambassador to Japan)
Commentary	More let-down from Japan By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary	Saddam's Capture Gives Koizumi a Chance to Make History By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Comment	Montreal Forum Report: Comment on Mr. Honda's Article "Will the Sun Rise Again?" By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM, and Head, Japanese Institute of Global Communications)
Commentary	Montreal Forum Report: Will the Sun Rise Again? By Keikichi HONDA (Chairman of the Board of Directors of NCR Japan, Ltd.)
Commentary	Privatization is not the Only Path to Public Highway Corp. Reform By Toru NAKAKITA (Professor, Toyo University)
Commentary	Election, North Korea, and Iraq By Katsuyuki YAKUSHIJI (Editorial Writer, Asahi-Shimbun)
Commentary	'Double expectations' in Asia By Weston S. Konishi (Senior Research and Program Officer, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation)
Commentary	Educational Reform: Lots of debate, little action By Gregory Clark (Honorary President, Tama University)
Commentary	Japan's Iraq Dead Spell Trouble for Koizumi By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)

[November 2003]
Commentary	Japanese journalists don't bite, but why not? By Tomohiko TANIGUCHI (Editor at Large, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.)
Commentary	Anti-foreign Rhetoric Risks Isolating Tokyo By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Six-Party Talks Prospects By Ralph Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS, Hawaii, U.S.A.)
Commentary	Is Japan to mainland Asia what Britain is to Europe? By Ramesh Thakur (Senior Vice Rector, United Nations University) and Takashi INOGUCHI (Professor, University of Tokyo)
Commentary	Two-Party System Finally Emerges in Japan By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Comment	Comment on Prof. Purnendra Jain's Article on Asia Times By Jacob Kovalio (Carlton University, Ottawa, Canada)
Commentary	Europeans See the Japanese Housing Market as Topsy-turvy By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	US-China: the Next Alliance? By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS)

[October 2003]
Comment	Are Manifestos Really the Answer for Political Reform in Japan? By Daniel P. Dolan (Principal, Communication Japan)
Commentary	Japan-U.S. Alliance Faces an Identity Crisis By Weston S. Konishi (Senior Research and Program Officer, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation)
Commentary	Japan Must Rethink Trade Policy By Yoshio NAKAMURA (Senior Managing Director, Nippon Keidanren)
Commentary	Only Koizumi cannot go to China By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Ishihara Confronts Japan Highways to Demonstrate Koizumi Cabinet's Vitality By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM) and William T. Stonehill (Contributor, NBR'S Japan Forum)
Commentary	Australia-Japan security relations in a post 9/11 environment By David Walton (University of Western Sydney)
Commentary	Angst builds over next round with North By Kenzo UCHIDA (Professor of Political Science, Tokai University)
Commentary	SDF Must Rebuild Iraq, Not Merely Back U.S. Offensive By Yoichi FUNABASHI (Senior Staff Writer and Foreign Affairs Columnist, Asahi Shimbun)
Commentary	Koizumi Plays his North Korean Trump By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Koizumi's Reelection and Its Implications For U.S.-Japan Relations By Yuki TATSUMI (Research Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Comment	Comment on Professor Nawa's Paper By Hajime YAMADA (Professor, Toyo University and Deputy Executive Director, GLOCOM)

[September 2003]
Comment	Reply to Mr. McCarty By Fumiaki KUBO (Professor, University of Tokyo)
Comment	Comment on Prof. Kubo's Article about "Neo-cons" By Steve McCarty (Professor, Kagawa Junior College)
Commentary	Ethnic Heritage and Intellectual Property Rights By Kotaro NAWA (Visiting Professor, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Koizumi's Re-election Strikes Another Blow at Factional Politics By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Economic Policies Confused By Gregory Clark (Honorary President, Tama University)
Commentary	A Life Course Aging Perspective for Japan By Daniel P. Dolan (Principal, Communication Japan)
Commentary	U.S. Can Still Turn It Around By Masamichi HANABUSA (Chairman, English-Speaking Union of Japan)
Commentary	Building a Foundation for Japan-China Relations By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary	Blair's Political Future Looking Dark as Koizumi's Shines By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Comment	Comments on Prof. KUBO's Article By Miki KASE (Adjunct Fellow, American Enterprise Institute)
Commentary	Japan-U.S. alliance serves everyone By Hisahiko OKAZAKI (Director, Okazaki Institute)
Commentary	North Korea: Digging Deeper Holes By Ralph Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS, Hawaii, U.S.A)
Commentary	Realistic view needed for practical SDF role in Iraq By Miki KASE (Adjunct Fellow, American Enterprise Institute)
Commentary	IISE Column: Gardening Community Development By Yoshihiro SUZUKI (Vice-Chairman, Institute of International Socio-Economic Studies)
Commentary	Will of the People and the Role of Political Parties By Shumpei KUMON (Executive Director, GLOCOM)

[August 2003]
Commentary	Smart Mobs: Mobile Communications, Pervasive Computing, Collective Action By Howard Rheingold (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Reflections on the Hosokawa Administration By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	North Korean Nuclear Arms: China, U.S. Now Share a Sense of Crisis By Kenzo UCHIDA (Professor of Political Science, Tokai University)
Commentary	Japan's Contribution to Iraq Construction – "Too Little, Too Late" Revisited? By Yuki TATSUMI (Research Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC)
Commentary	Consensus Yet to Emerge on Six-Party Talks By Weston S. Konishi (Senior Research and Program Officer, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation)
Commentary	Are We Ready for Trade Liberalization? By Howard Rosen (Visiting Research Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	IISE Column: Biei City Mayor's Challenge By Yoshihiro SUZUKI (Vice-Chairman, Institute of International Socio-Economic Studies)
Commentary	Afghanistan, Iraq, Indonesia?: By Acting Now Japan Can Say No Later By Allen Lewis (International University of Japan and GLOCOM)
Commentary	Hold the Celebrations By Ralph A. Cossa (President, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary	Self-Defense Force Dispatch Debate Curiously Quiet By Masahiko ISHIZUKA (Managing Director, Foreign Press Center, Japan)
Commentary	Too Early to Toast Kim's Cooperation By Ralph Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS, Hawaii)
Commentary	Unwise Cuts in Japan Studies By Hugh Cortazzi (Former British Ambassador to Japan)
Commentary	Coping with the North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Abridged Version By Toshiya NAKAMURA (The University of Melbourne)
Commentary	The Ground Self-Defense Forces Will Go to Iraq Without a Blue Helmet By Yoichiro SATO (Associate Professor, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii)

[July 2003]
Commentary	Policies Needed to Capture Benefits of Productivity Gains By Yukari SATO (Senior Economist, JP Morgan, Tokyo)
Comment	Comment on "A Porterian Perspective on Japan's Global Competitiveness Ranking" By Takahiro Miyao (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	A Porterian Perspective on Japan's Global Competitiveness Ranking By Daniel P. Dolan (Principal, Communication Japan)
Commentary	Confident Koizumi Outshines Demoralized Blair By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Comparing the Software Industries of India and China: Will They Be Fierce Competitors or Collaborators? By Venkat Kommineni (University of Southern California, Los Angeles)
Comment	Comment on Professor Inoki's Article, "The New Century Demands Japan's Spirit of Capitalism" By Michael Layous (University of Southern California, Los Angeles)
Commentary	Winds of War Propel Koizumi towards Electoral Victory By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Shabby Cause to Shed Blood By Gregory Clark (Honorary President, Tama University)
Commentary	Is China's History Card Played Out? By Weston S. Konishi (Senior Research and Program Officer, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, Washington, USA)
Commentary	Japan Tourism and "National Charm" By Daniel P. Dolan (Principal, Communication Japan)
JSAA Conference 2003	Japan's Ranking in the Global Economy: Reform and Competitiveness By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
JSAA Conference 2003	Toyota and Denso – A Rarely Researched Aspect of Japan's Competitiveness: Abridged Version By Evelyn Anderson (Lecturer, Australian Catholic University)

[June 2003]
Commentary	SARS and East Asia's Four Transformations By Eric Teo Chu Cheow (Council Secretary, Singapore Institute of International Affairs)
Commentary	Beckham Mania Boosts Japan-Korea Relations By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	U.S.-North Korea: Tightening the Noose By Ralph A. Cossa (President, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary	End North Korea's Drug Trade By Ah-Young Kim (Vasey Fellow, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary	Corporate Governance Revisited: Is Board Member Independence Key? By Daniel P. Dolan (Principal, Communication Japan)
Commentary	Japan's Incredible Anti-Public Interest Tobacco Policy By Daniel P. Dolan (Principal, Communication Japan)
Commentary	US Should Bless the Japan-ROK Free Trade Pact By Naoko MUNAKATA (Senior Fellow, RIETI and Visiting Scholar, George Washington University)
Commentary	Finding Shortcuts to Conflict By Gregory Clark (Head of Research Japan Office, and Honorary President of Tama University)
Comment	Note on US Troop Restructuring and Japan By James Schoff (Sr. Staff Member, The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Cambridge, MA)
Comment	Comment on Prof. Tanaka's Article By Jacob Kovalio (Carlton University, Ottawa, Canada)
Comment	Further Comment on US Troop Restructuring and Japan By John de Boer (Research Associate, GLOCOM)
Comment	Comment on US Troop Restructuring and Japan By James Schoff (Sr. Staff Member, The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Cambridge, MA)
Commentary	US Troop Restructuring and Japan By John de Boer (Research Associate, GLOCOM)
Comment	Rejoinder: Empirical Studies on Household Wealth Effects By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	Comment: Empirical Studies on Household Wealth Effects By Craig Freedman (Professor, Macquarie University, Australia)
Commentary	Bush Boosts Koizumi's Hopes of Staying in Office By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Comment	Comment: A Fuller Understanding of "Parasite Singles" By Daniel P. Dolan (Principal, Communication Japan)

[May 2003]
Comment	Further Response to Craig Freedman By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	Further Comments on Takahiro Miyao By Craig Freedman (Professor, Macquarie University, Australia)
Comment	Response to Craig Freedman's Comments By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	My Issue with Takahiro Miyao's Analysis By Craig Freedman (Professor, Macquarie University, Australia)
Comment	The Katz-Miyao Debate #9: Miyao on Katz By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	The Katz-Miyao Debate #8: Katz on Miyao By Richard Katz (The Oriental Economist Report)
Comment	The Katz-Miyao Debate #7: Miyao on Katz and Freedman By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	Comments on Takahiro Miyao By Craig Freedman (Professor, Macquarie University, Australia)
Comment	The Katz-Miyao Debate #6: Katz on Miyao By Richard Katz (The Oriental Economist Report)
Comment	The Katz-Miyao Debate #5: Miyao on Katz By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	The Katz-Miyao Debate #4: Katz on Miyao By Richard Katz (The Oriental Economist Report)
Comment	The Katz-Miyao Debate #3: Miyao on Katz By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	The Katz-Miyao Debate #2: Katz on Miyao By Richard Katz (The Oriental Economist Report)
Commentary	The Katz-Miyao Debate #1: Miyao on Katz By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	Comments on Peter Tasker By Richard Katz (The Oriental Economist Report)
Commentary	The Strategic Value of Taiwan By Hisahiko OKAZAKI (Director, Okazaki Institute)
Comment	Further Comments on Asset Deflation By Peter Tasker (Arcus Investment)
Comment	Rejoinder to Mr. Littleboy By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	Comment on Prof. Miyao By David J. Littleboy (Tokyo, Japan)
Commentary	More on Asset Deflation in Japan By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	Support for Prof. Miyao's Argument about Asset Deflation By Peter Tasker (Arcus Investment)
Commentary	China Must Descend from Above Fray By Weston S. Konishi (Senior research and program officer, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, Washington, D.C.)
Comment	Response to Prof. Miyao's Comment on the Tasker Paper By Craig Freedman (Professor, Macquaire University, Australia)
Comment	Rejoinder to Prof. Freedman's Response By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Koizumi Seeks an Extended Political Mandate: Can One Man Defy Gravity? By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)

[April 2003]
Comment	Comment on Peter Tasker "Time Up for Koizumi" By Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Time Up for Koizumi By Peter Tasker (Arcus Investment)
Commentary	China Threatens By Tomohiko TANIGUCHI (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Implications of the Iraq War By Ralph Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS, Hawaii, U.S.A)
Commentary	Japanese Premier's Adversaries Want "Regime Change" By J. Sean Curtin (Professor, Japanese Red Cross University)
Comment	Response to Professor Dore's Comment By Shumpei KUMON (Executive Director, GLOCOM)
Comment	Comment on Professor Kumon's Article, "Japanese Culture of Trust and Caring" By Ronald Dore (Professor, London University)
Commentary	Japanese Culture of Trust and Caring By Shumpei KUMON (Executive Director, GLOCOM)
Commentary	Japan Might Become the First Economic Casualty of War By J. Sean Curtin (Professor, Japanese Red Cross University)
Commentary	SARS: Accepted Principles Can Guide Our Response to the Outbreak By Michael Davis (Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Raj Kumar (Lecturer, City University of Hong Kong)
Commentary	SARS: Why We Need to Prepare for the Worst By Anthony Cheung (Professor, City University of Hong Kong)

[March 2003]
Commentary	Japan's First Test of Anti-war Sentiment By J. Sean Curtin (Professor, Japanese Red Cross University)
Commentary	Corporate Governance and Corporate Responsibility in Japan and the United States By Sanford M. Jacoby (Professor, The Anderson School of UCLA)
Commentary	Koizumi's Long-term Prospects Looking Grim By J. Sean Curtin (Professor, Japanese Red Cross University)
Commentary	What Drives the Warmongers By Gregory Clark (Head of Research Japan Office, and Former President of Tama University)
Commentary	U.S., ROK Narrow the Gap By Ralph Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS, Hawaii, U.S.A)
Commentary	Formation of Economic Partnership Agreements: The Last Chance for Japan to Become a Regional Leader in East Asia By Shujiro URATA (Professor, Waseda University)
Commentary	Government Must Target Spending By Ryuzo SATO (Professor, New York University)
Commentary	Koizumi Coming under Pressure over Iraq Policy By J. Sean Curtin (Professor, Japanese Red Cross University)
Commentary	Don't Give Up on Alternatives By Kenzo UCHIDA (Professor of Political Science, Tokai University)
Commentary	Don't Ignore Greater Threat By Ralph Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS, Hawaii, U.S.A)

[February 2003]
Commentary	U.S. Must Learn Lessons from Occupation of Japan Hisahiko OKAZAKI (Director, Okazaki Institute)
Commentary	Japan's Iraq Policy: It's North Korea Stupid J. Sean Curtin (Japanese Red Cross University)
Commentary	No Magic Wand Needed for the Japanese Economy Heizo TAKENAKA (Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy and of Financial Services)
Commentary	Koizumi Haunted by Blair's Iraq Dilemma J. Sean Curtin (Professor, Japanese Red Cross University)
Commentary	Further Comment on Peter Tasker's Response Richard Katz (The Oriental Economic Report)
Comment	Response to Richard Katz' Rejoinder Peter Tasker (Arcus Investment)
Commentary	Rejoinder to Peter Tasker Richard Katz (The Oriental Economic Report)
Comment	Comment on Richard Katz Peter Tasker (Arcus Investment)
Commentary	Inflation Targeting: No Magic Bullet Richard Katz (The Oriental Economic Report)
Commentary	Girding for a Snap Election Kenzo UCHIDA (Professor, Tokai University)
Comment	How to Hear Japanese Debate their Place in the World Steve McCarty (Professor, Kagawa Junior College, Japan)
Commentary	Changing Pyongyang's Ways Gregory Clark (Head of Research Japan Office, and Former President of Tama University)

[January 2003]
Comment	Comment on Mr. Lehmann's Response to Mr. Miyao John de Boer (University of Tokyo, GLOCOM Platform)
Commentary	Response to Mr. Miyao's Commentary James A. Lockhart (Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan)
Commentary	Comment on Japanese Aversion to Open Debate Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	Comment on Professor Ronald Dore's Article Mort Weinberg (U.S.A.)
Commentary	Koizumi Keeps Sino-Japanese Ties Locked in the Past with Shrine Visit J. Sean Curtin (Professor, Japanese Red Cross University)
Comment	Further Comment on Asset Deflation Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	Reply to Takahiro Miyao Richard Katz (The Oriental Economist Report)
Commentary	Pyongyang is the Real Victim Gregory Clark (Head of Research Japan Office, and Former President of Tama University)
Comment	Rejoinder to Katz' Comment on Miyao's Book Review Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)
Comment	Response to Miyao's Review on Katz, "Japanese Phoenix" Richard Katz (The Oriental Economist Report)
Tokyo Forum	Community Wireless Networks and Regulatory Impact on Deployment in the United States Tim Pozar (Founder, Bay Area Wireless Users Group)
Commentary	Former British Ambassador Thought Japanese Lacked a Moral Code J. Sean Curtin (Professor, Japanese Red Cross University)
Tokyo Forum	Realizing the Potential of Broadband: Infrastructure, Markets, Service Kobo INAMURA (Director General, ICT Policy Planning, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications)
Tokyo Forum	GENUINE: The Mobile Internet Service Masataka OHTA (Lecturer, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and CTO, Mobile Internet Service, Inc.)
Tokyo Forum	"Broadband & Ubiquitous" Success for Hotspot Business Shuji TOMITA (Senior Executive Vice President, CTO, NTT Communications)
Debate: Tokyo Forum	The Emergence of Context: Consumer Behavior on the Mobile Internet Philip Sidel (Assistant Professor, International University of Japan)
Tokyo Forum	Wireless: the Thin Edge of the Wedge David Isenberg (President, isen.com)
Tokyo Forum	Mobile and Wireless: Global Trends and Strategies Jonathan Aronson (Professor, University of Southern California)

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