Opposition – Tokyo Review

Japan’s General Election and the Future of Decarbonization

As Japan heads to the polls to choose a new government, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and opposition parties have positioned...

The results of the general election could be instrumental for the passage of legislation relevant for Japan’s LGBTQ+ community. The topic has...

Foreign policy is a low-priority issue for Japanese voters – and much of the foreign policy agenda of the country’s opposition parties...

Shinzo Abe is Japan's most powerful post-war Prime Minister - but the real story isn't his dominance, it's how little he's been...

Japan's opposition leader Yukio Edano met with Bernie Sanders in Washington - but how successful can a "Sanders-style" movement in Japan actually...

With a debate over controversial casino legislation and an LDP presidential election looming, Summer 2018 is set to be a busy one...

The Democratic Party's new leader, Seiji Maehara, faces a tough task in building an opposition coalition - but his first challenge is...

Japan lacks effective and coherent political opposition - but is it even possible to imagine what that might look like?

Support for the government may be falling, but the shock resignation of the Democratic Party's top leadership shows that the crisis in...