The Year of Japan-Russia and Abe’s Best-Laid Plans
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been working hard to build a positive relationship with Putin’s Russia, but does any substantial reward wait at the end of the rainbow?
Major GSDF Helicopter Accident in Saga
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 5, 2018.
Anti-Base Movement Defeated in Nago
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 4, 2018.
The Ten Thousand Dollar Retweet
One of Japan’s best known politicians targets a prominent internet journalist, and in the process calls into question the very utility of social media.
Edano Go!
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 3, 2018.
Taro Kono Skewers Opposition Lawmaker
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 2, 2018.
Constitutional Democrats Make All the Right Moves
If there has ever been a fresh Japanese political organization that seems to have learned deeply from the mistakes of the past and is making all the right moves, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is the one.
North Korea is “Nuclear Weapons State”—Wait. What?
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 1, 2018.
US Marines Unconcerned with Okinawan Fears
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 final week of January 2018.
Victor Cha Not Crazy Enough for Trump Administration
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 31, 2018.