Abe Aims for Seaborne Striking Power
This Week in Japan is your source for news and information about politics and other happenings in this East Asian island country. This episode covers the Top Five stories of the final week of December 2017.
Tag Archives: Renho
Today in Japan (12.28.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 28, 2017.
Today in Japan (12.27.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 27, 2017.
Today in Japan (12.25.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 25, 2017.
Today in Japan (12.15.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 15, 2017.
Today in Japan (12.12.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 12, 2017.
Abe Takes Hardline Stance as Diet Session Looms
This Week in Japan is your source for news and information about politics and other happenings in this East Asian island country. This episode covers the Top Five stories of the fourth week of October 2017.
The Sudden Fall of Renho
The hope that Renho had inspired was all-too-quickly dashed by a do-nothing record of leadership.
Goshi Hosono Resigns as Democratic Party Executive
Another prominent Democratic Party conservative offered a resignation today, and defections are ongoing among Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly members. In the near term, these are heavy blows to the party leadership of President Renho and Secretary-General Yoshihiko Noda which might bring them down in the late summer months.
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.
