Year 2004

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JANUARY .........................................
1. Will Japan's world ranking go up or down in the next ten years? - Taira
2. Do you support privatization of the four road-related corporations? - Kawanobe
3. Do you support cultural change brought by reternees? - Ohdate
4. The longer you live, you will enjoy life more - Kotani5. U.S. Froces are inspired by citizens' patriotism. - Takata

FEBRUARY ........................................
1. Japan does not have to accept extra foreign labor force. - Miyake
2. Blue LED inventor deserves to receive 20 billion yen. - Ichizuka
3. Japan should be more food self-sufficient. - Kotani
4. Can Japan get out of its decade-old deflation trap within one year? - Kawanobe
MARCH ...........................................
1. The government decision to ban headscarves in schools should be justified - Taira
2. Can avian flu crisis become a pandemic? - Takata
3. Do you advocate or oppose same-sex marriage? - Kotani
4. Love is not the exclusive property of the young - Ohdate

APRIL ...........................................
1. Is child abuse a social issue or a domestic one? - Kawanobe
2. Do you support Japan's new nationalism? - Shimizu
3. Bunshun should be banned from selling at bookstores. - Ichizuka
4. America's post-war interventionism should be evaluated postitively. - Taira
MAY ...........................................
1. The former hostages and their family need to pay part of the cost of the rescue operation. - Miyake
2. All the US cattle should be tested. - Ichizuka
3. Is Japanese racial prejudice stronger than that of Americans or Europeans? - Enomoto
4. Can Ishihara show leadership in an emergency? - Kawanobe
5. Are Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni unconstitutional. - Shimizu

JUNE ...........................................
1. Is Koizumi's revisit to North Korea a success or a failure? - Taira
2. American soliders' abuses to Iraqi prioners should be criticized. - Ohdate
3. Princess Masako's career and ability should be made most of. - Miyake
4. Has Japan's economy turned the corner? - Hatakeyama

JULY ...........................................
1. Will declining birthrate hurt Japan? - Kotani
2. A personal life is more valuable than national interests. - Ichizuka
3. Is Saddam Hussein guilty or not? - Taira
4. Do you recognize the role of mercenaries at this age of ours? - Kawanobe
5. Should Japan's SDF participate with the multinational force? - Shimizu
AUGUST .........................................
1. The world becomes more peaceful if a violent dictator's regime is made to collapse. - Ohdate
2. Who will win, Bush or Kerry? - Kotani
3. Unmarried women over thirty are underdogs. - Miyake
4. Constitution will be revised in five years. - Taira

SEPTEMBER .......................................
1. A 3.2 billion yen cut will realize autonomy of local governments. - Kawanobe
2. Even so, I am in favor of hot spring resorts. - Ichizuka
3. Should Japan legalize casino gambling? - Shimizu
4. Fundamentalism is the source of every evil - Taira
OCTOBER .......................................
1. Japan should establish independent crisis management agency to cope with terrorists - Hatakeyama
2. Can we trust our leadership? - Ohdate
3. Should Japan join regional integrity? - Shimizu
4. Does east meet west in Shanghai? - Kotani5. Japan should be made a UN permanent member - Miyake
NOVEMBER .......................................
1. Can Koizumi fulfuill his term? - Taira
2. Should the government have done everything imaginable to save Koda? - Ichizuka
3. The Imperial Household Law should be revised to accept a woman emperor. - Kotani
4. The death of Yasser Arafat will accelerate the creation of a Palestininan state. - Miyake
DECEMBER .......................................
1. The disclosure of information is sufficient in Japan - Ohdate
2. Russia and Europe will never meet - Taira
3. Which do you support, Evance or Burton - Kotani
4. Bears should be killed on the spot - Ichizuka

Year 2003

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JULY ............................................
1. Is this the rise of health business healthy? - Taira
2. Not all men are susceptible to prostrate cancer. - Takata
3. Should Japan arm itself with nuclear weapons? - Shimizu
4. Were Japanese suicide bomber attacks meaningful? - Takata

AUGUST .......................................
1. Should Japan abolish the death penalty? - Kotani
2. There should be more surveillance cameras installed. - Ichizuka
3. Revise Article 9 to save basic thrust. - Ohdate
4. The merger of two opposition parties will overthrow the ruling parties. - Miyake
5. Do you support deregulation on electricity supply system? - Taira

SEPTEMBER .......................................
1. Do you support young mothers to save time for child raising? - Taira
2. Japan should divert its course from the "hard power" to the "soft one." - Kotani
3. The U.S. needs the backing of the United Nations. - Takata4. Will LDP be really smashed? - Taira

OCTOBER .........................................
1. North Korea will reform itself. - Ohdate
2. Kunitachi station building should be reserved. - Ichizuka
3. Do you support exporting bullet train system to China? - Kawanobe
4. Is Japan's resurgence for real? - Miyake

NOVEMBER ........................................
1. Japan's prime minister system should be maintained. - Taira
2. Mahatir has been an only vocal proponent for Japan. - Taira
3. Is 87 billion dollars enough for President Bush to be re-elected? - Takata
4. Japan must stick to dovish foreign policy. - Ohdate
5. Do you support Japan's foreign policy toward China? - Kawanobe

DECEMBER ........................................
1. Can Russia be democratized? - Taira
2. Japanese citizenship should be given to the twins. - Ichizuka
3. Japan should take the risk of sending SDF for Japan and the world. - Miyake4. The longer you live, the happier you will be. - Kotani