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The Year in Japanese Politics 2012

The Shingetsu News Agency has been keeping a running log of the major developments in Japanese politics since January 2012. The following is our contemporary account of the entire year 2012.

The Genesis of Henoko as “The Only Solution”

Whenever American and Japanese officials meet, they engage in a ritual. Their joint statements, invariably invoking a “free and open Indo-Pacific” and “rules-based maritime order,” always swear that their “ironclad alliance” is stronger than ever.

Osaka Headed to Second Referendum

A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 12, 2019.

LDP Strikes Out in House of Representatives By-Elections

A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 22, 2019.

Okinawa Referendum Decisive Rejection of Henoko Base Construction

A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 28, 2019.

Thousands Call on Marine Commandant to Retract False Statement about Futenma

Commandant of the Marine Corps General Robert Neller upset many Okinawans last year when he falsified the history of the contentious Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa.