For the first time, the LDP leadership race featured two female candidates seeking to become Japan’s first female prime minister. Their entry...
While Kishida Fumio may celebrate his win as president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, his challenges are only beginning - with...
Japan has selected its next Prime Minister, Kishida Fumio - but the veteran politician faces tough tests in his first months on...
As candidates for leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) officially began their campaigns on September 17, there is still much that...
Beyond the obvious health concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, last year I expressed my concerns that the potential threat to the economic...
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has announced that he will not stand for re-election in the LDP’s leadership contest on September 29th –...
Welcome to installment XXXII of the Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column covering major developments in relations between China and Japan. It provides...
Just days before the start of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, social media was abuzz over stories in the western...
Welcome to instalment XXX of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column that provides running commentary on major developments, current events, and the evolution...
Welcome to instalment XXIX of the Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column that provides running commentary on major developments, current events, and the...
In Japan, many right wing revisionist groups continue to glorify its wartime legacy, seeking to validate their versions of the past however...
In February last year as toilet paper was flying off supermarket shelves as a result of panic and misleading information, the announcement...