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David Howell
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2021
Clean energy: Oil and carbon at loggerheads
If the world is to get anywhere near its lower carbon goals, as set out in the Paris Agreement, then all future investment in oil and gas development must cease.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2021
Lessons from Britain: The old way of politicking no longer applies
The recent remarkable electoral events in the U.K. have big implications for British politics. But they also contain important lessons that should be of interest everywhere in the world where politicians and political parties seek the support of voters under modern conditions, Japan very much included....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2021
New Zealand: A weak link or clever player?
New Zealand may be small in population, but it is an important link in the chain of response to China — and if one link fails the chain fails.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2021
Smaller armies and better defenses in a new world
Concern has been raised that the United Kingdom is once again reducing the size of its armed forces. A chorus of complaints has come from retired generals, from defense experts and from politicians, all bemoaning the planned reduction in military manpower and in tanks and other equipment, as well as...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021
After Brexit, a better union for the U.K.
The need for radical reform in the British system clearly remains, with an end to the monopoly of power at Westminster.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2021
Time for realism in the climate battle
After the one-year respite caused by COVID-19, carbon emissions will be staying stubbornly high, just as they were before the pandemic pushed down world energy demand for a while.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2021
It's time to replace the outmoded G7
There is talk of permanently expanding the old inner group into a larger team of like-minded countries, reflecting the new realities of world power, as well as the new dangers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2021
How could the storming of the U.S Capitol have even occurred?
The motto of the worldwide Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement is, “Be Prepared.” It is clear that there were not many Boy Scouts around on Capitol Hill in Washington on the fateful day of Jan. 6.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2021
What sovereignty means today?
The U.K.'s sovereignty has been regained. What exactly is this sovereignty? And precisely who has taken back control?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2020
Going the last mile — Brexit myths and truths
That negotiators cannot overcome a few obstacles leaves the public bewildered. Clearly, in the words of the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, there has been 'a failure of statecraft.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2020
Overcoming the Gulf States' oil curse
Deep reform could evolve out of traditional forms of rule in Gulf States. But do the leaders of these nations have the vision and courage to guide the way through to a different future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2020
Updating democracy: The younger generation is losing faith in the system
'Capitalism' and 'socialism' describe the once emerging industrial world, so we need the same inventiveness to describe the digital world that has replaced it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2020
A miserable 21st century: Poor America
What the U.S. is suffering from now, in acute form and in almost all its limbs and organs, is what great world powers throughout history have at some stage endured.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2020
Japan-U.K. trade deal: Cheer amidst the gloom
It could be that the golden era of U.K. relations with China is set to be replaced by a golden era of relations with Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2020
The never-ending negotiation
Even with a broad agreement, EU-U.K. talks will go on and on — but that is only natural.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2020
Keeping the United Kingdom united
As the U.K. fights its way out of the COVID-19 lockdown, and at the same time stumbles toward the its exit from the EU, a new preoccupation takes hold.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2020
Is an old political dream coming true at last?
A new kind of egalitarianism is pushing its way to the center of the global stage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2020
A new way of thinking about foreign aid
Throughout the developing world there is a new mood of both pride and hope. Aid from the rich North is beginning to feel patronizing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 30, 2020
Why Five Eyes should now become six
Japan should become a full member of the intelligence alliance
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2020
Back to too much oil?
If swelling production keeps outpacing recovering consumption, we will be returning to the pre-1970 world of cheap oil.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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