Suga Government Gets to Work
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of September 2020.
Tag Archives: Komeito Party
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 Leadership Vanishes
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of August 2020.
Aegis Ashore and Japan’s Defense Policy Dysfunction
On June 15, Defense Minister Taro Kono announced a suspension of the deployment of the Aegis Ashore missile interception system—a suspension that ten days later became a cancellation. The progression from deciding to deploy Aegis Ashore, to cancelling it, to considering alternatives, reveals policy formation fraught with dysfunction.
Political Inaction as Covid-19 Second Wave Hits
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of July 2020.
A Cautious Reopening for Business
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of June 2020.
The End of the Covid-19 First Wave
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of May 2020.
Expanding the State of Emergency
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of April 2020.
An Easygoing State of Emergency
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of April 2020.
Document: Political Mission of the Japan Communist Party
Whereas most Japanese political parties, whether the ruling conservatives or the mainstream opposition, effectively have little in the way of fixed party policies, the Japan Communist Party, the nation’s oldest political party, is very different, taking its own platforms very seriously.
