Koike – Tokyo Review

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...

When Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike unveiled her new Kibō no Tō (“Party of Hope”) on September 27, there was immediate buzz about...

Last week, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked Japanese voters to go to the polls on October 22, the third time voters have...

Snap elections are one of the most powerful political tools at the disposal of a prime minister in a parliamentary democracy. With...

Though elected as a crusading reformer, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is showing her right-wing roots - and risking her fragile coalition -...

Tokyo's elections were a stinging rebuke to the LDP government - but focusing on national consequences can overlook the local issues behind...