Saturday, December 24, 2005

Year 2005



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JANUARY .........................................
1. Should NHK maintain its receiving fee system? - Shimizu
2. Can Kyoto Protocol be implemented at targeted level as scheduled? - Hatakeyama 
3. Rich countries are stingy. - Taira

FEBRUARY.........................................
1. English language teaching should be made compulsory at elementary school. - Miyake
2. Should the money be reimbursed to bank depositors? - Kawanobe

MARCH ...........................................
1. Has America done good than harm? - Taira
2. Should livedoor be criticized for its takeover bid? - Shimizu
3. The emergence of China can be threatening to the world.- Alice
4. Will you be happy for the rest of your life? - Kotani

APRIL ...........................................
1. Will an ordinance of Takeshima Day eventually serve national interests? - Kawanobe
2. Can the fall of Tsutsumi lead to collapse of the Seibu Empire? - Takata
3. Is young generation able enough to save Japan? - Hatakeyama
4. Is the northern territories dispute flawed diplomacy? - Takata
5. The American invasion of Iraq is justified. - Miyake

MAY ...........................................
1. Will the Sankyo Dam be sufficient to bring prosperity to China? - Takata
2. Japanese corporate culture is more efficient in the long run. - Taira
3. The Pacific War and Japan's surrender - Takata
4. Regime change is the only option for Kim Jong Il. - Miyake

JUNE ...........................................
1. The war against expansion of communism in North Vietnam was a failure. - Takata

2. Will the revised law lead to revitalization of agriculture? - Kawanobe
3. Sensational journalism should be self-checked by editorial staffers. - Taira
4. U.S. concentration camps during World War II - Takata

JULY ...........................................
1. Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni should be justified. - Taira
2. Bush will attack Kim Jong Il after U.S. withdrawal from the peninsula. - Taira

3. Can Japan become an ideal aging society? - Hatakeyama
4. The old Japanese system of socialistic capitalism is no longer applicable. - Miyake

5. Can Japan guard against terrorism in Tokyo? - Kotani

AUGUST ..........................................
1. Is social technology worth investing at government level? - Kawanobe
2. 'Cool Biz' will firmly be established in Japan. - Kotani
3. Koizumi will survive the coming election. - Miyake
4. Can T. Nonaka get Sanyo back on the beam? - Kotani

SEPTEMBER ..........................................
1. It is not a war memory but intentionally fabricated government program that flares up ultra-nationalism. - Taira
2. It is rather difficult to debate in the Japanese language among Japanese people. - Kontani

3. Which way should Japan take to contribute to global peace and prosperity? - Kawanobe
4. Results of the general election shows a farewell to overall post-war mentality of the Japanese. - Taira
 
OCTOBER ..........................................
1. Koizumi will make a third visit to Pyongyang within his term of office. - Taira
2. Lecture evaluations should be done by students. - Miyake
3. Can Japan save the craftsman skill? - Hatakeyama
4. Japan's economy is showing signs of real vitality. - Taira
5. Is it worthwhile to invest money in constructing a linear car system? - Kawanobe


NOVEMBER ..........................................
1. Which living is better in Japan, before or after retirement? - Kotani
2. English should be eliminated from college entrance exams. - Miyake
3. Japan should accept unskilled foreign workers. - Taira
4. Japan has no friends. - Taira


DECEMBER ..........................................
1. Can Japan become a country built on tourism? - Inoue
2.
Which is more important for Japan, a tigher alliance with U.S. or better relations with Asian countries? - Kotani
3. It is neither sissy nor weird for a guy to be fussy about his clothing and appearance. - Miyake
4. Can government's support of condominium victims be justified? - Kawanobe


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