Largely ignored by the mainstream media, the Abe government has been engaged for several years in one of the most aggressive and unconstitutional efforts to smash a small industrial labor union in Japan’s Kansai region, including mass arrests of union members.
Eclipsed for many decades by its much larger Tokyo rival, Osaka is reclaiming its former status as Japan’s second metropolis. The recent G20 Summit held in Osaka which briefly put the city’s name on the lips of a global audience was indicative of its rising prominence, and is not likely to be the last time in the coming years that it will become the focus of the world’s attention.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of August 2019.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the second half of July 2019.
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.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 6, 2019.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 11, 2019.
Musician Kaleb James joins WTR to discuss the music industry as seen from Tokyo and in the age of digitization.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 25, 2018.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on September 8, 2018.
