All Eyes on Canada as TPP Talks Resume
After the debacle at the end of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks last November in Vietnam, all eyes were on Canada as the talks resumed in Tokyo.
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“All-Okinawa” Candidate Prevails in Nanjo City
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 22, 2018.
Anti-Nuclear Mayor Defeated in Fukushima
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 21, 2018.
Opposition Party Unity Scheme Collapses
The agreement to unify the opposition Party of Hope and the Democratic Party into a single parliamentary caucus collapsed ignominiously after only two days.
Japanese Turn to Online News
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 20, 2018.
The Deplorables: Marines Continue Flights over Okinawa School
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 18, 2018.
Opposition Party Merger Plan Collapses
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 17, 2018.
“Asahi Shinbun Readers are Enemies of Japan!”
Fascist author Naoki Hyakuta extends his attacks to millions of ordinary Japanese.
South Korea Accepts Comfort Women Pact
This Week in Japan is your source for news and information about politics and other happenings in this East Asian island country. This episode covers the Top Five stories of the second week of January 2018.
Russia Opposes Japan’s Missile Policy
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 16, 2018.
