Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "coronavirus"
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29Election 2021Japan’s General Election: A Primer
On October 31, Japanese voters will elect the 49th House of Representatives after the Diet’s first full four year-term in 45 years....
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20Election 2021Japan’s Opposition: Is This the Year?
The ruling LDP government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has put the party under a level of scrutiny not seen since the...
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272Sino-Japanese ReviewJapan’s new Prime Minister: from China Dove to China Hawk
The new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Japan’s new Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has positioned himself as a moderate...
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767EconomyRevisiting the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Japan
Beyond the obvious health concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, last year I expressed my concerns that the potential threat to the economic...
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684PoliticsSuga’s Resignation: Back to the Revolving Door?
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has announced that he will not stand for re-election in the LDP’s leadership contest on September 29th –...
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819Sino-Japanese ReviewJapan’s National Security Posture and Stability in Taiwan
Welcome to instalment XXXI (July 2021) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column that provides running commentary on major developments, current events, and...
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2.5KPoliticsLost 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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2.7KSocietyBuilding Back Better for Japan’s Women in a Post-COVID Society
The coronavirus pandemic has brought large interruptions to typical patterns of working, forcing Japanese companies to become more flexible and loosen their...
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4.1KPoliticsHow 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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3.3KPoliticsCan a Universal Basic Services Plan Save Japan’s Opposition?
Japan’s largest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) has unveiled plans to draft a new welfare policy which focuses...
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4.7KPoliticsJapan 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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4.4KEconomyNo, Japan Is Not Decoupling from China
When the Japanese government announced a subsidy program to encourage Japanese firms to shift production operations out of China, it might have...