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...Efforts You asked if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a clear vision for Japan [Feb. 26]. Abe ought to receive due credit for what he has achieved in just a few months. I cannot think of any leader who has done so much in such a short time. Japanese mass media tend to make a sensational issue of minor mismanagement of the government. They neglect to evaluate Abe's international diplomacy and leadership in reforming education and the economy. They mention the Cabinet's falling popularity rating every day, which only contributes to the trend. I would argue two points...
...Today's Japan is like a family in which the parents don't feed and educate their children enough, but still ask the kids to behave and to support them when they grow old. The business world is desperately pursuing profit by sacrificing its young workforce, through part-time labor at low wages. The government asks the younger generation to be more patriotic, even when they cannot have confidence in their future. How can we call Japan a beautiful country? M. Otani Kagawa, Japan...
...After reading your article, I realize that the problem Japan faces today more or less prevails everywhere in the world. The rich get richer, and the lives of ordinary people get more marginal and dismal. With all its growth, a country like Japan is still unable to find a plausible solution to its ever-looming socioeconomic crisis. Sheiza Khan Karachi...
...have been living in Japan for about 20 years. At one time I believed that whoever became Prime Minister would make no difference-until Junichiro Koizumi came to power. He is a man who can make the difference, a man with a clear vision that the majority of Japanese can readily understand. Bring Koizumi back. Steve Ko Tokyo...
...without the organic alternative to remind them. Similarly, genetically modified crops have become so prevalent in the U.S. that chances are you've been buying and eating them for years. You just wouldn't know it from the label: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, unlike agencies in Europe and Japan, do not require GM foods to be labeled. While scientists have not identified any specific health risks from eating GM foods, anti-GM activists say there is not enough research yet into their long-term risks or impact on biodiversity. By telling consumers loud and clear which products...