Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "featured"
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4.9KPoliticsAbe’s Tough Week is No Knockout Blow
Shinzō Abe faces tough polling in the wake of scandals and an electoral defeat - but the Prime Minister's grasp on power...
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4.9KMiscellanyJapan’s National Holidays: Marine Day
We're taking a break for Marine Day - but if you're interested, here's a very abridged history of this national holiday's origins.
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7.7KMiscellanyWell, Here We Are
Japan faces changes and challenges that deserve in-depth research and analysis.
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4.5KPoliticsTokyo Elections: Local Politics, National Consequences
Tokyo's elections were a stinging rebuke to the LDP government - but focusing on national consequences can overlook the local issues behind...
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5.2KEconomyJapan by the Numbers: ¥284 Billion
That’s the total amount of donations to Japan’s “hometown tax” system in the fiscal year ended in March, and the highest since...
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5.9KPoliticsJapan as the Unlikely Liberalization Leader
Following the US' withdrawal from the TPP, Japan is stepping up as a global leader in free trade and market liberalization.
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13.4KEconomyWhere Did Japan’s Imported Rice Go?
Ask any native Japanese person, and they will insist without hesitation that Japanese rice is unparalleled. It’s uncompromised in quality, and other...
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5.5KSocietyAn Olympic Opportunity for Japan’s Progressives
Just as the 1964 Olympics laid the foundations for the modern perception of Japan, 2020 offers the nation a chance to reinvigorate...
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Economy
What Do Security Guards Say About Japan’s Economy?
One of the first thing visitors to Tokyo notice is the number of security guards at construction sites and shopping areas waving...
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Society
The Subversive Legal Philosophy of Anime
Few consumers of manga and anime are motivated by passion for legal philosophy – but manga and anime remains an important forum...
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