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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...
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Economy
The Japan-UK Trade Agreement and the Shadow of Brexit
The highly anticipated Japan-UK comprehensive economic partnership agreement (EPA) was formally signed on October 23, the first post-Brexit agreement London signed as...
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Politics
Are Women Japan’s Hidden Conservatives?
Former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s efforts to add more women to Japan’s shrinking workforce and into managerial positions has attracted strong criticism...
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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...
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Sino-Japanese Review
Washington’s Role in the Delicate China-Japan Balance
Welcome to installment XXII (October 2020) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...
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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...
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Politics
Leading from the Kantei: Japan and the Quad
On Tuesday, October 6, Japan will be hosting the second Australia-India-Japan-U.S. “quad” foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo against the backdrop of rapidly...
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6.6KPoliticsThe Abe – Trump Bromance: Not a Question of Wins and Losses
Former prime minister Abe Shinzo’s relationship with Donald Trump has been dissected in terms of its “wins” and “losses” but the only way...
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Sino-Japanese Review
Sino-Japanese Diplomacy after Abe: Plus ça change?
Welcome to installment XXI (September 2020) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...
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Society
What Do Professional Sports Bring to Rural Japan?
On August 4th, the Toonippo, Aomori’s prefectural newspaper, carried an article about the opening of the ice hockey season, delayed one month...
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Politics
The Future of Japan’s Defense Is More Complicated than it Looks
The threat of ballistic missile attacks from North Korea and the increasing Chinese incursions into the Diaoyu / Senkaku Islands has reignited debate on...
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Politics
Abe’s Resignation and Japan’s New Normal
After eight years in office – the longest tenure in Japanese history, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has dominated national elections, commanded overwhelming...