All posts tagged "COVID19"

• Sino-Japanese Review

  Kishida’s China Policy Takes Shape: Old Wine in New Wineskins?

  Welcome to installment XXXVI (December 2021) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...

• Politics

  Kishida’s Missed Opportunity at the G20 Summit in Rome

  In the last weekend of October G20 leaders met in Rome for the first in-person summit since the pandemic began. Only a...

• Election 2021

  Japan’s General Election: A Primer

  On October 31, Japanese voters will elect the 49th House of Representatives after the Diet’s first full four year-term in 45 years....

• Sino-Japanese Review

  The Sino-Japanese Olympic Competition for Status

  Welcome to instalment XXVII (March 2021) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...

• 2021 US-Japan Relations

  A U.S.-Japan Dual-Citizen Arrangement Can Benefit Both Countries

  Although Japan does not recognize dual citizenship, the United States and Japan would both benefit from such an arrangement. A combination of...

• Economy

  Green Financing: The Key to Japan’s Post-COVID Recovery?

  In October 2020, Japan’s ambitious pledge to achieve a carbon neutral society by 2050 garnered widespread praise after years of the nation...

• Politics

  Lost in Communication: Japan’s Covid-19 Information Crisis

  Every year in December, Japan’s Kanji Proficiency Society announces a single kanji character as the “Kanji of the Year”. The winner in...

• Society

  Building Back Better for Japan’s Women in a Post-COVID Society

  The coronavirus pandemic has brought large interruptions to typical patterns of working, forcing Japanese companies to become more flexible and loosen their...

• Sino-Japanese Review

  Japanese Attitudes toward China Harden Further

  Welcome to installment XXIV (December 2020) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...

• Politics

  How Culture Explains COVID

  Less than two months after issuing a state of emergency, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo declared victory over COVID-19. Abe was keen...

• Politics

  Can a Universal Basic Services Plan Save Japan’s Opposition?

  Japan’s largest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) has unveiled plans to draft a new welfare policy which focuses...

• Politics

  Japan Needs a New Path for Womenomics and Gender Equality

  The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a particular setback for Japanese women, having unraveled many gains from Abe Shinzo’s...