Koizumi Declares Abe Behind the Curve on Nuclear Energy
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says that a non-nuclear future for Japan has both the feasibility and widespread support for implementation—but not under the Abe Administration.
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How the Finance Ministry Was Corrupted
The document forgery scandal shaking Japanese democracy would not have occurred a decade ago, and it is important to understand how and why the Finance Ministry was so deeply corrupted during the Shinzo Abe era.
US Military Hides Accident from Japanese Government for a Week
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 7, 2018.
Abe Not True Champion for North Korea Abductees
Shinzo Abe may have built his early political career on the championing of the abductee families, but in the end it appears that he is more interested in the issue for the purpose of hardening Japanese public attitudes towards the North Korean regime than in designing policies that are genuinely in the best interests of the victims and their families.
Abe Tired of Answering Lawmaker Questions
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 12, 2018.
Moon: Japan Should Accept Truth about Comfort Women
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 10, 2018.
Abe Taking Control of Military Procurement
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 7, 2018.
Today in Japan (12.21.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 21, 2017.
The Reversal of Fortune
The 2017 general election shows that the Japanese floating voter favors the bold.
Populism Wins Again in Nagoya
Populism can indeed win elections in Japan, but the problem is that there are so few politicians in this country who seem to have the personal political talents to tap into it.
