Databases for Japan and Covid-19
In this space the SNA will provide links to various English-language online resources that have emerged tracking the Covid-19 crisis in Japan.
All posts by Michael Penn
Speakeasy: Recovery Prospects for the Tohoku Region
This SNA Speakeasy features Michael Larson on the theme of “Recovery Prospects for the Tohoku Region.”
Speakeasy: Taiwan’s Treatment in US Foreign Policy
This SNA Speakeasy features Lev Nachman on the theme of “Taiwan’s Treatment in US Foreign Policy.”
Statement on Freedom of the Press in Japan
A statement has been issued by a group of foreign journalists in the wake of the recent controversy between the Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee and the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan.
Speakeasy: Making the Case for Okinawa Independence
This SNA Speakeasy features Robert Kajiwara on the theme of “Making the Case for Okinawa Independence.”
The Controversial FCCJ Magazine Art
The artwork above appeared in the cover of the April 2020 issue of the Number 1 Shimbun, the monthly magazine of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan. Weeks after it first appeared, the Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee demanded that it be withdrawn from public circulation.
Speakeasy: Emergency Powers and the Constitution
This SNA Speakeasy features Lawrence Repeta on the theme of “Emergency Powers and the Constitution.”
Softening the Soft Lockdown
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of May 2020.
Speakeasy: The News Media Under Duterte
This SNA Speakeasy features Sara Gomez Armas on the theme of “The News Media Under Duterte.”
Speakeasy: Interrogating Japan’s Covid-19 Data
This SNA Speakeasy features Azby Brown on the theme of “Interrogating Japan’s Covid-19 Data.”
