US Democrats Enter the Trump Era
Leaders of Democrats Abroad hold a press conference in Tokyo to discuss responses to the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
Tag Archives: Democratic Party (USA)
How the Japan Communist Party Sees the United States
The Draft Resolution of the Japanese Communist Party 27th Congress contains valuable insights about how the global superpower is viewed by sections of Japanese political left.
Steve Bannon’s Bold Persistent Experimentation
The political stakes are extremely high in the Trump administration’s choice of economic strategy.
Obama Destroyed the Democratic Party
Another look at the leader who set the stage for Donald Trump.
How the US-Japan Alliance Operates
Interview with Sayo Saruta, Director of the New Diplomacy Initiative.
Team Abe Alienates Team Obama
Since we are based in Tokyo and not in Washington DC, we may not be the best source available for understanding US government policy, even its policy toward Japan and Asia. Nevertheless, it’s hard not to notice that the Obama administration is taking an unexpectedly cool posture toward Shinzo Abe and his band, and that this is having a major political effect here as well. It is also obvious that the Obama policy toward Japan is radically different than what US policy was a decade ago under George W. Bush.
