Top Finance Ministry Bureaucrat Sacked over Sexual Harassment
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 18, 2018.
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Abe Scandals About More than “Cronyism”
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 16, 2018.
Koizumi Opposes Third Term for Abe
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 15, 2018.
Abe May Be Cut Out of Korea Peace Talks
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 2, 2018.
Today in Japan (12.11.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 11, 2017.
Expatriates, Immigrants, Refugees
Donald Trump’s executive order swept up the wrong people, demonstrating his administration’s curious confusion about basic terms and definitions.
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.
Saudi Foreign Minister Al-Jubeir
Dr. Adel Al-Jubeir, Saudi Foreign Minister, addresses Japanese journalists in Tokyo on September 2, 2016. Topics included diplomatic issues with Syria and Iran.
Terrorism: What’s the Rumpus?
Host Michael Penn interviews professor Christopher Hobson to discuss the concept and potential threat of terrorism.
Komeito’s Problem with Wartime History
The issue of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s fringe views on wartime history has become a global topic whenever contemporary Japanese diplomacy is discussed, but the problem of selective, self-serving narratives of the past has also infected his coalition partner, Komeito.
