Pushing Japan to remilitarize was never, and still is not, a good idea. This is not just because an arms race in Asia is the last thing the region needs. But also because Japan, consistently unable to face up to its own history, is simply not the country to represent the world’s liberal democracies in Asia, especially as a military power.
This video in our Explained! series presents an overview of Nippon Kaigi, a Japanese rightwing organization with strong links to the government.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of May 2020.
Whereas most Japanese political parties, whether the ruling conservatives or the mainstream opposition, effectively have little in the way of fixed party policies, the Japan Communist Party, the nation’s oldest political party, is very different, taking its own platforms very seriously.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of October 2019.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 5, 2019.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 6, 2019.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on October 21, 2018.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on September 23, 2018.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on August 19, 2018.
