Today in Japan (12.15.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 15, 2017.
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Today in Japan (12.05.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 5, 2017.
Today in Japan (12.01.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 1, 2017.
Today in Japan (11.26.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 26, 2017.
Populism Wins Again in Nagoya
Populism can indeed win elections in Japan, but the problem is that there are so few politicians in this country who seem to have the personal political talents to tap into it.
House of Councillors Election Vote Disparity
With the passage into law on July 28 of the House of Councillors electoral district reform bill, there has been some amelioration of the wide disparity in the weight of individual votes. Nevertheless, many believe that the reforms of the new law as well are far too timid. It will still remain the case that one person’s vote in some prefectures will have the weight of almost three peoples’ votes in other prefectures.
