Edano Go!
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 3, 2018.
Tag Archives: Akahata (newspaper)
“All-Okinawa” Candidate Prevails in Nanjo City
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 22, 2018.
Japan “Won’t Move a Millimeter” on Comfort Women Policy
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 5, 2018.
Today in Japan (12.18.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 18, 2017.
Political Finance and the Scandal Train
Whether it be the Lockheed Scandal of the 1970s, the Recruit Scandal of the 1980s, or the more recent misadventures that shook the Abe administration, such as the fall of prominent ministers Akira Amari and Yuko Obuchi, the issue of “money and politics” is a theme that runs like a steam train through the center of postwar Japanese political history.
Democratic Party Opts to Rebuild
This Week in Japan is your source for news and information about politics and other happenings in this East Asian island country. This episode covers the Top Five stories of the first week of December 2017.
Today in Japan (12.02.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 2, 2017.
Red-Baiting in 2016
A recent attempt by the Liberal Democratic Party to brand the Japan Communist Party as violent has sparked a new debate on the political history of Japan, but it seems to be primarily a cynical political ploy.
