Year 2016

Year 2016

January
  1. Should Japan co-host the 2018 Winter Olympics with Korea? - Ichizuka
  2. Old people are burden on society. - Shimabukuro
  3. Japanese parochialism prevents her from being internationalized. - Miyake
  4. Machine translation will take the place of human translators. - Matsumoto

February
  1. Trump will be next U.S. President. - Shimabukuro
  2. Engagement or Containment of North Korea - Inoue
  3. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. - Ando
  4. Growth is still essential for dynamic Japan. - Taira

March
  1. If technological singularity becomes reality, can you accept it? - Maeda
  2. Should there be a maximum age limit for licensed drivers? - Ichizuka
  3. Outsourcing Bukatsu activities should be promoted. - Taira
  4. The Japanese government should reduce its dependence on nuclear power. - Miyake

April
  1. Is circular economy viable in Japan? - Suzuki
  2. We should build up compact communities. - Shimabukuro
  3. Can Japanese consumer electronics industry survive in a global competition? - Inoue
  4. Humans are naturally evil. - Shimabukuro
  5. Japan should review its rules and practices on food. - Kimura

May
  1. Creating shared value will save the society. - Matsumoto
  2. Should Japan strengthen its ties with America? - Nakamura
  3. Trump will get nomination but lose presidency. - Miyake
  4. Masuzoe is one of the bad Tokyo Governors. - Shimabukuro

June
  1. Is  the right to be forgotten more important than the right to know? - Matsumoto
  2. Are you in favor of Abenomics? - Miyanoya
  3. President Obama's speech in Hiroshima - Matsumoto
  4. Does a religious line of reasoning have a place in debating morality? - Miyahara

July
  1. Are you prepared for a big earthquake? - Hatakeyama
  2. Is political and economic hard landing for China inevitable? - Maeda
  3. Is "Brexit" the beginning of EU collapse? - Inoue
  4. Japan is one of the safest countries in the world. - Shimabukuro
  5. Title undecided ................................................ - Nakaya

August
  1. Is the AI a friend or a threat to human society?  - Miyanoya
  2. Can the world escape from the logic of fear for losing nuclear weapons? - Kashimoto
  3. The world would be safer had the 2003 invasion never occurred. - Miyake
  4. Japan will see the 1st female P.M. i less than 10 years. - Taira

September 
  1. Hillary Clinton will win the presidential race overcoming her email scandal. - Matsumoto
  2. Should Japanese immigration policy be relaxed and expanded? - Miyanoya
  3. Will Koike's Tokyo reformation be successful? - Oki
  4. China will be the headache of the world. - Taira

October 
  1. Smartphones are making people dumb. - Kimura
  2. If you are healthy you should work until die. - Shimabukuro
  3. Japan should be armed with IRBM against the Korean threat. - Ichizuka
  4. Should the Emperor be allowed to abdicate, if he wants to? - Inoue
  5. Duterte's anti-drug operation will be successful. - Taira

Nobember 
  1. Are you comfortable with "We, Japanese"? - Oki
  2. Should Japan emphasize Novel Prize winning more than before? - Hatakeyama
  3. If Russia proposes returning two islands we'd better accept it. - Shimabukuro
  4. Can Trump make America great again? - Miyanoya

December  
  1. Koreans should control their emotion. - Taira
  2. Japan should quickly disburse the due funds to UNESCO. - Miyake
  3. Humanities and social sciences should be replaced with natural sciences and technology. - Miyahara
  4. The biggest news in 2016. - Ohsawa