Suga Government Gets to Work
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of September 2020.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Announces Resignation
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of August 2020.
Abe Rewards Friends in Latest Cabinet Reshuffle
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of September 2019.
The Fall of Carlos Ghosn
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 25, 2018.
Diet Extension to Push Immigration Bill
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 15, 2018.
Towards the Formation of the National Democratic Party
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 25, 2018.
Abe Regime Shaken, Not Stirred
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 23, 2018.
Defense Ministry Didn’t Take Inada Seriously
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 8, 2018.
Gearing Up for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Elections
The posters are beginning to appear on the city walls and the various parties are accelerating their preparations. The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly elections are now only three months away, and analysts are wondering just how dominant Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike will become when the contest has concluded.
The Making of Japan’s Olympics Stadium Scandal
In advance of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision on July 17 to take the 2020 Olympics national stadium construction plans back to a “zero base,” matters had been creeping along quietly and largely outside of public notice. It is therefore of considerable value to look back at the development of this slow-burning scandal so as to understand how the situation arrived at the point where it stands now.
