Tokyo train stations use lights to stem suicides Nov 4, 2009
Shinji Hira, a psychology professor specializing in criminal psychology at Fukuyama University in Hiroshima, speculated that blue lights could make people pause and reflect. But he said that if railways want to go further to ensure safety, they should set up fences on platforms, as several Tokyo subway stations have. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
End of Western economic era? Sep 25, 2009
So just as American neo-conservative thinker Francis Fukuyama argued that Western liberal democracy was the final form of government, for many, Western economic liberalism appears to be the final financial order. The big difference is that its power base will come from the East, not the West. (BBC News -- Americas)
Forecast » Sep 23, 2009
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Flower power in Japan Sep 1, 2009
It's complete nonsense that a non-Liberal Democratic government will hurt US-Japan relations,'' says Tetsuro Fukuyama, a Democratic lawmaker who oversaw production of the campaign manifesto. But there are many things left unchanged from the last 50 years that need to be re-examined. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Japans jobless rate hits record ahead of election Aug 29, 2009
Although the ruling bloc claimed that the economy has rebounded, [the nations] weak economic structure dependent on external demand has not changed, Tetsuro Fukuyama, a DPJ senior official, was quoted by Kyodo news agency as saying. It is necessary to swiftly realize the domestic demand-led economic measures we are advocating, Fukuyama said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Japan on the brink of a new era Aug 29, 2009
"He has had the disastrous experience of serving in key party posts such as secretary general," Tetsuro Fukuyama, an Upper House member of the DPJ and the current deputy policy chief told Asia Times Online. "He became very tough.". (Asia Times Online)
DPJ manifesto targets dramatic changes for Japan Aug 24, 2009
TOKYO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- With less than a week to Japan's elections, which are expected to bring dramatic changes to the nation's political landscape, Deputy Chair of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Policy Research Committee Tetsuro Fukuyama explained how children, eliminating wasteful spending and reforming the economy are central to his party's manifesto at a news conference in Tokyo on Monday ... "We have spent many years preparing for this moment," Fukuyama said ... As Japan lumbers in... (Xinhuanet, China)
DPJ faces pragmatism poser Jul 25, 2009
Fukushima took criticism from Tetsuro Fukuyama, an Upper House member of the DPJ and the current deputy policy chief. "I do not think it's healthy to change the nation's current foreign policy suddenly," Fukuyama told Asia Times Online. (Asia Times Online)
`Manga Palace' Faces Ax as DPJ Takes Aim at Aso's $154 Billion Stimulus Jul 16, 2009
The opposition, which has never held power, is planning to shift tax money from public works spending to strengthen social security as Japan emerges from its worst recession since World War II, Fukuyama said ... Other DPJ policies include cutting temporary gasoline taxes and eliminating highway tolls, while the party may propose a new stimulus package if the economy worsens, Fukuyama said ... Wed like to increase disposable income for households, and stimulate consumption and domestic demand,... (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Cold War Without End Jul 1, 2009
That summer, The National Interest published Francis Fukuyama s The End of History ... The implosion of the Soviet empire appeared to make Fukuyama a prophet ... The Gulf War, radical Islam, and the de-liberalization of post-Yeltsin Russia seriously challenged Fukuyama s claims, while Huntington s compartmentalization of dynamic cultures into static categories such as the Muslim World or Western Civilization invited sharp criticism and failed to explain such geopolitical realities as the lack of... (The American Conservative)
1989: The Year that Changed the World Jun 19, 2009
In the most famous contemporary analysis of current events, Francis Fukuyama, a brilliant American scholar who was then serving on the policy-planning staff of the U.S. State Department, published an essay in the journal the National Interest entitled "The End of History." The statement of his central thesis was unequivocal: "What we may be witnessing is not just the end of the Cold War, or the passing of a particular period of postwar history, but the end of history as such: that is, the end... (Time.com)
Japan Prepared to Bail Out Struggling Companies to Save Jobs, Hosoda Says Mar 19, 2009
If large companies go bankrupt, the entire Japanese economy sinks, DPJ lawmaker Tetsuro Fukuyama said in a March 3 interview. Funding large companies is the most urgent task. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
