Tokyo and Seoul Clash over Dokdo-Takeshima
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 22, 2018.
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Today in Japan (11.29.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 29, 2017.
House of Councillors Election Vote Disparity
With the passage into law on July 28 of the House of Councillors electoral district reform bill, there has been some amelioration of the wide disparity in the weight of individual votes. Nevertheless, many believe that the reforms of the new law as well are far too timid. It will still remain the case that one person’s vote in some prefectures will have the weight of almost three peoples’ votes in other prefectures.
Japan’s Fishermen Squeezed by Abenomics
“We Want to Go Fishing!” was the slogan of a rally organized by the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations (JF Zengyoren) in Tokyo on May 29. As the yen falls, so the price of fuel is soaring and reaching a level that some fishermen say they can no longer endure.
