Speakeasy: Covid Countermeasures and Japanese Politics
This SNA Speakeasy features Koichi Nakano on the theme of “Covid Countermeasures and Japanese Politics.”
Local Politicians Scheme Sex Trade Zone for Conservative Taiwanese County
Changhua is a county of contradictions. It’s Taiwan’s largest by population but doesn’t have a single department store. It’s full of farms and conservative values, and will also be home to Taiwan’s only legal red-light district if local councilors get their way.
Aegis Ashore and Japan’s Defense Policy Dysfunction
On June 15, Defense Minister Taro Kono announced a suspension of the deployment of the Aegis Ashore missile interception system—a suspension that ten days later became a cancellation. The progression from deciding to deploy Aegis Ashore, to cancelling it, to considering alternatives, reveals policy formation fraught with dysfunction.
Visible Minorities: A Despotic Bridge Too Far
How bad does it have to get? I’m talking about Japan’s cruelty and meanness towards its Non-Japanese residents. How bad before people think to step in and stop it? With Covid-19, we might have an answer.
Speakeasy: Parental Child Abduction in Japanese Law
This SNA Speakeasy features Jeremy Morley on the theme of “Parental Child Abduction in Japanese Law.”
Political Inaction as Covid-19 Second Wave Hits
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of July 2020.
Speakeasy: Unseen Victims of Japan Tobacco
This SNA Speakeasy features Christopher Rathbone on the theme of “Unseen Victims of Japan Tobacco.”
Teachers Strike After English School Says Corona Furlough Pay “Loan”
Countless workers are struggling to make ends meet as the Covid-19 coronavirus leads to non-renewals, dispatch agency firings, and even non-payment of the furlough allowance. This includes English conversation schools, many of whose foreign instructors face economic hardship after losing their jobs.
Speakeasy: China, Japan, and Indonesian Railways
This SNA Speakeasy features Nithin Coca on the theme of “China, Japan, and Indonesian Railways.”
Speakeasy: Rising Tensions with North Korea
This SNA Speakeasy features Dan Sneider on the theme of “Rising Tensions with North Korea.”