North Korea Signals Interest in Building Tokyo Ties
North Korea has been clearly signaling an interest in improving relations with Japan, although there remain far more questions than answers.
Tag Archives: Pyongyang (North Korea)
Casino Bribery Scandal Hits Ruling Party Lawmakers
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of December 2019.
Stop Immigrants Day
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on October 15, 2018.
Abe Reelected Liberal Democratic Party Leader
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on September 23, 2018.
Finance Ministry Shows Contempt for Lawmakers
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 6, 2018.
Japan Dead Last in Gender Equality Ranking
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 4, 2018.
Finance Ministry May Have Forged Moritomo Gakuen Documents
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 2, 2018.
Rewriting the North-South Thaw
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 19, 2018.
Abe Not True Champion for North Korea Abductees
Shinzo Abe may have built his early political career on the championing of the abductee families, but in the end it appears that he is more interested in the issue for the purpose of hardening Japanese public attitudes towards the North Korean regime than in designing policies that are genuinely in the best interests of the victims and their families.
Abe Vexed by Japan’s Defense Only Policy
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 14, 2018.
