Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "featured"
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4.3KSocietyHow Japan’s 30-Million-Yen Visa Wall Threatens Beloved Restaurants
Newly introduced visa restrictions in Japan pose a major threat to beloved, migrant-run restaurants.
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5.3KElection 2026The Dangerous Myth of the “Foreigner Issue”
Forgotten philosopher and political prisoner Tosaka Jun (1900-1945) can help us understand the discourse of Japan's "foreigner problem."
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3.9KSecurityThe Energy Blind Spot in Japan’s National Security Strategy
Following her decisive Lower House victory, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae signaled plans to devote greater resources to strengthening Japan’s defense posture. Given...
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4.2KSocietyThe invisible 18-year-olds: Special-needs graduates in Japan
A December 2025 report by the Mainichi Shimbun revealed that Japan’s Ministry of Education had not included graduates of special-needs schools in...
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Election 2026
When reform becomes preservation: The paradox of the Centrist Reform Alliance
The Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA)–a merger of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and former ruling coalition partner Komeito–marks less an...
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4.7KElection 2026Takaichi faces major stress test in 2026
The new year has kicked off with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi calling a general election to “ask the sovereign people to decide”...
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2.7KEconomyA 1995 Vision for U.S.–Japan Relations, Revisited
Tokyo Review invited me to take a critical look at an essay I published in Foreign Policy thirty years ago, when I...
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2.1KPoliticsRemembering Martha Layne Collins: A Force for U.S.–Japan Subnational Diplomacy
“Without a doubt.” When I asked my father whether Toyota had changed our hometown, he was unequivocal. A day-one employee at what...
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3.8KPoliticsHow online outrage undermines local inclusion efforts in Japan
A specter is haunting local governance in Japan—the specter of the attention economy. Municipal officials, whose daily work usually revolves around routine...
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7.8KSocietyForeigner fatigue and Japan’s new populism
Japan’s new government under Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and its partnership with the populist Japan Innovation...
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4.0KSecurityTaipei is watching Takaichi’s standoff with Beijing
Taiwan is back at the center of Sino-Japanese relations after Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae told the Diet last week that a Chinese...
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Politics
The future of the LDP-Ishin partnership
Japanese politics has hit a major inflection point. Takaichi Sanae has become the first woman to be named prime minister. The ruling...