Democracy Denied in Okinawa
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 15, 2018.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 15, 2018.
Senior members of the Shinzo Abe administration, from the prime minister on down, have already jumped into the Tokyo gubernatorial race to insist that candidates must not appeal to the public in terms of anti-nuclear policy, but instead according to what the government believes are the most “proper” subjects, namely preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and health care policy.