South Korea Folds Under US Pressure
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of November 2019.
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The Year in Japanese Politics 2012
The Shingetsu News Agency has been keeping a running log of the major developments in Japanese politics since January 2012. The following is our contemporary account of the entire year 2012.
LDP Strikes Out in House of Representatives By-Elections
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 22, 2019.
Resignation of Osaka Governor and Mayor
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 11, 2019.
Japanese Destroyers Head to the South China Sea
Japan has launched three military ships into the South China Sea, a move which could potentially stoke tensions with its giant Asian neighbor.
Okinawa Double Election Set for September 30
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on August 19, 2018.
Victor Cha Not Crazy Enough for Trump Administration
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 31, 2018.
The Death-by-Overwork Permission Bill
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 27, 2018.
“The Entire US Military is Just Crazy!”
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 24, 2018.
Henoko: A Needless Military Base
Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa, must close—on that much everyone agrees. But the insistence by the United States and the Japanese central government on building a replacement facility in another part of Okinawa is bitterly opposed by Okinawa’s people and prefectural government.
