Tokyo Review
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5.7KPoliticsElection 2017: Candidates Take to Twitter
Japan’s style of election campaigning is often commented upon – usually somewhat disparagingly – by foreign visitors to and residents of the...
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6.1KPoliticsIs Koike’s “Hope” Already Fading?
When Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike unveiled her new Kibō no Tō (“Party of Hope”) on September 27, there was immediate buzz about...
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6.7KSocietyThe Curious Case of the Criminal Tattooist
Last week, Taiki Masuda was fined ¥150,000 by the Osaka District Court, for the crime of conducting “medical practices” without a medical...
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4.5KPoliticsElection 2017: The China Factor
With this month’s snap election in Japan now set to feature a showdown between two major conservative parties, the Asia-Pacific region is...
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7.5KSocietyJapan’s Celebrities Challenge Traditional Media
When three ex-members of Japanese superstar group SMAP last month announced their first media appearances after quitting their draconian talent agency, they chose...
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7.6KPoliticsThe Failure of Japanese Politics
Last week, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked Japanese voters to go to the polls on October 22, the third time voters have...
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9.1KSecurityJapan’s Security Legislation Turns Two
Two years after the passage of Japan's 2015 Peace and Security Legislation, how has the deeply controversial bill actually been implemented in...
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4.7KPoliticsIs Abe’s Election a Fatal Error?
Snap elections are one of the most powerful political tools at the disposal of a prime minister in a parliamentary democracy. With...
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4.9KSecurityShooting Down DPRK Missile Tests Won’t Work
The do-something faction of the U.S. foreign policy commentariat has worked itself into a tizzy over the North Korean missile threat. Recent...
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5.3KPoliticsExplaining Abe’s Turnaround
It has been over a month since Prime Minister Shinzō Abe reshuffled his cabinet – a dramatic month for Japan’s political environment,...
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17.4KEconomyBullet Train Diplomacy
Prime Minister Abe’s visit to India last week underlined an important economic development for Japan – the enormous interest in replicating the country’s...
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9.6KEconomyJapan by the Numbers: Old People
As Japan prepares to mark Respect for the Aged Day, the challenges posed by the nation's enormous population of over-65s have never...