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Was populism dismissed in the wake of the 2017 French presidential election?
September 27, 2017
On May 7, 2017, voting in the second round of the French presidential election took place, and pro-European Union Emmanuel Macron was electe ...
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America’s sense of crisis pushed Trump to presidency
June 23, 2017
While the preliminary polls for the United States presidential election in 2016 favored Hillary Clinton, it was Donald Trump who won the ele ...
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Can we expect reforms from the Trump administration that scapegoat immigrants?
June 22, 2017
In Japan, the Trump administration, which advocates antiforeignism and conservatism, tends to be seen as a regressive administration that pu ...
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President Trump’s Authoritarian Language
June 20, 2017
The language and behavior of U.S. President Donald Trump, who was inaugurated in January this year, is unthinkable by the standards of past ...
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Is there really relief for President Trump supporters?
May 22, 2017
It is sometimes pointed out that the inauguration of Donald Trump in the U.S. represents a possible major turning point in world history. Wh ...
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Future challenges surrounding the 300,000 International Students Plan
April 21, 2017
Are you familiar with a policy called the 300,000 International Students Plan? It can be described as a big project that involves not only t ...
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“Japanese-style TPP” should be promoted to build an “East Asia Community”
April 4, 2017
Although agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was roughly reached in 2015, it is now deadlocked due to Trump’s announcement to a ...
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Is “kawaii” fashion popular in France, too?
March 17, 2017
Japanese manga and anime have gained international recognition for some time now. In addition, the Japanese media often report that “kawaii, ...
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Education, the One Thing that Cannot Be Taken Away—Fulfilling the Hopes of Palestinian Refugees
March 13, 2017
When Israel was founded following World War II, many Palestinians were forced from their homes and ended up refugees. They are still unable ...