※この作品は、全て英語で書かれています。 The Komeito（“clean government”）party most certainly plays a vital role in Japanese politics. When contemplating present-day politics and forecasting the future, what the author takes most seriously into consideration are the activities of the Komeito Party and its supporting lay Buddhist organization, the Soka Gakkai. He could go so far as to say that as long as we observe the moves of Komeito and Soka Gakkai, we will understand political trends. His intention in this book is to analyze the party's official history, “The Fifty-year Chronicle of Komeito: With the People” in order to demonstrate the reality that Komeito members, adhering to worthy values, are greatly transforming the destiny of Japan and the world through their work in politics.

In April 2020, the Japanese government issued its first state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic. When the then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted it the next month, Abe attributed Japan’s success in keeping infections and deaths lower than in other major industrialized countries to what he called the “Japan model” of dealing with the crisis. The “Japan model,” however, can properly be declared a model only if its efforts to bring infections under control work in tandem with its efforts to stabilize the economy. In consideration of this, during the first half of 2020, what were the effects of Japan’s countermeasures? Which policies did not work? What remains uncertain? To review Japan’s preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asia Pacific Initiative (API), an independent global think tank, launched the “Independent Investigation Commission on the Japanese Government’s Response to COVID-19 (API/ICJC).” API originally published the Japanese-language version and submitted it to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on October 8, 2020. The commission conducted 102 interviews with 84 government officials and experts, including PM Abe; PM Suga, who was chief cabinet secretary prior to becoming prime minister; Katsunobu Kato, who was health minister prior to becoming chief cabinet secretary; as well as numerous other senior government officials who provided insight on the background of the events.

This book includes an analysis of Japan's challenges in moving toward an environmentally sustainable society. "Part I: Postwar Japan Pollution and the Fukushima Nuclear Accident" focuses on the history of Japanese pollution after World War II and the situation of the Fukushima nuclear accident. "Part II: Toward Sustainable Development of Natural Resource-based Economies" focuses on the agricultural sector. It introduces the current status of environment-friendly production. There is very little information in English that comprehensively introduces the situation in Japan in this field, and the content meets the needs of readers seeking information.

Pregnant last messages on various themes for young people, written by an old experienced man. For example, Chinese proverbs often have incompatible meanings. You should select one according to a situation you meet. Alcohol has two factors. But taking alcohol properly makes us pleasant. ‘Can you find better medicines than alcohol?’ ‘The government officials who are good at written examinations and peanut politicians cannot comprehend actual world. ’Etc., etc.

In January 20 2009, the day of inauguration of the United States President Obama, 4 months later from Lehman Shock, one Japanese economic sultant sent him the important letter with specific proposal to solve the American economy. The copies were also sent to Benjamin Bernanke, governor of FRB and other top authorities of US government. The proposal indicated the necessity to solve serious gap of rich & poor and to introduce medical care for all people of the United States. Due to the controversial contents in part, there are no responses from US government authorities, and this proposal has been sealed in his hand since then. Now he decided to disclose the proposal for other problem nations in economy. The proposal shows how to solve the huge debt of government and stimulate the gloomy economy. We believe that the new concept of “Social Capitalism” in this proposal would help world economy in future.