Tokyo Review
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7.6KPoliticsCOVID-19, Collective Action, and Japan’s Constitution
Claims that Japan's Constitution forbids a strict lockdown are simply untrue - and such falsehoods provide support for the LDP's revision agenda.
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7.8KEconomyJapan’s Currency Policy in Times of Uncertainty
The Japanese yen is among the world’s most traded currencies, and it accounts for 5.7% of global foreign exchange reserves. As the...
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6.9KPoliticsCOVID19: What Japan Failed to Learn from Fukushima
Comparing the responses to COVID-19 and the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns shows that Japan's government learned few lessons from the disaster nine years...
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Politics
Japan’s Ministries Clash over Coal
Japan's Environment Minister says the country is committed to its climate targets - but other ministries still plan to build new coal...
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20.7KEconomyAkiya Bank: A Solution To Japan’s ‘Abandoned’ Homes?
Rural depopulation has left eight million houses empty in Japan - but by putting homes before jobs, the Akiya Bank program is...
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Sino-Japanese Review
Will Japan “Decouple” from China?
Welcome to installment XVI (April 2020) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...
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6.4KSecurityThe Self Defense Forces and Japan’s COVID-19 Response
COVID-19 is the first time Japan's SDF has deployed for a health crisis - which may be an important step towards Japan...
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9.1KEconomyCOVID-19 Will Test Japan’s Economy to the Breaking Point
Japan's reliance on food imports and global trade means that the rising death toll from COVID19 is only the start of the...
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4.6KPoliticsDoes Japan’s Opposition Need A Foreign Policy Agenda?
Foreign policy is a low-priority issue for Japanese voters – and much of the foreign policy agenda of the country’s opposition parties...
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10.3KEconomyFurusato Nōzei: Paying Taxes for a Prize
A scheme allowing Japanese people to "donate" part of their taxes to a rural area in return for a gift is very...
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5.6KSino-Japanese ReviewThe Promises and Limits of Coronavirus Diplomacy
Welcome to installment XIV (March 2020) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...
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6.8KEconomyBook Review: Japan after the Fiscal Collapse
A timely book argues that Japan's huge public debt makes it vulnerable to financial collapse - and explores possible responses to that...