Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "Abe Shinzo"
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1.8KPoliticsOlympics Chief Mori’s Gaffe Exposes Suga’s Weakness
Exactly twenty years ago today, on February 9th 2001, the American submarine USS Greeneville collided with a Japanese high-school training boat, the...
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1.8KPoliticsLost in Communication: Japan’s Covid-19 Information Crisis
Every year in December, Japan’s Kanji Proficiency Society announces a single kanji character as the “Kanji of the Year”. The winner in...
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3.1KPoliticsHow Culture Explains COVID
Less than two months after issuing a state of emergency, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo declared victory over COVID-19. Abe was keen...
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4.2KPoliticsAre Women Japan’s Hidden Conservatives?
Former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s efforts to add more women to Japan’s shrinking workforce and into managerial positions has attracted strong criticism...
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3.8KPoliticsJapan Needs a New Path for Womenomics and Gender Equality
The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a particular setback for Japanese women, having unraveled many gains from Abe Shinzo’s...
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3.0KPoliticsLeading from the Kantei: Japan and the Quad
On Tuesday, October 6, Japan will be hosting the second Australia-India-Japan-U.S. “quad” foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo against the backdrop of rapidly...
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2.5KPoliticsAbe’s Resignation and Japan’s New Normal
After eight years in office – the longest tenure in Japanese history, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has dominated national elections, commanded overwhelming...
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2.9KPoliticsJapan Can’t Count on a Return to Normal in the U.S. Election
It’s almost impossible for Japanese observers to follow a presidential election in the United States without feeling that they have a stake...
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2.3KSino-Japanese ReviewWill Japan Stand by its “Realistic” Engagement with China?
Welcome to installment XVIII (June 2020) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that provides...
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2.3KSocietyReview: ‘Hit Me Anyone One More Time’ and the Search for Idealism
“Hit Me Anyone One More Time” is the latest comedy film by director and dramatist Mitani Koki. Although a parody centered around...
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3.1KPoliticsAbe Shinzo Enters the Polling Danger Zone
Public discontent has driven support for Abe's cabinet below 30% - but in the absence of a challenger, the Prime Minister's position...
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2.5KSecurityThe Perennial Tension between Japan’s Constitution and its Defense
Expanding the remit of Japan's Self-Defense Forces led to protests in 2015; declassified documents show us the roots of this controversy 60...