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All posts tagged "Shinzo Abe"
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440PoliticsThe Political Implications of Abe’s Assassination
The assassination of former Prime Minister Abe has left several key vacancies in Japan's ruling LDP - and who can fill them...
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422Sino-Japanese ReviewAbe Shinzo Left his Mark on Sino-Japanese Relations
Welcome to installment XLII (July 2022) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...
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Sino-Japanese Review
How Long Will China Restrain its Policy toward Japan?
Welcome to installment XXXVII (January 2022) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...
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Politics
Japan’s Cross-Party Reformist Alliance
On the surface, Japan’s most recent general election on October 31st, did not appear to bring any major change to Japanese politics....
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Politics
Kishida’s Missed Opportunity at the G20 Summit in Rome
In the last weekend of October G20 leaders met in Rome for the first in-person summit since the pandemic began. Only a...
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2.6KElection 2021Are Japanese Voters Becoming More Extreme?
While prominent voices in Japanese politics may express nationalist views louder and more brazenly than in the past, Japan's voters haven't taken...
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Election 2021
Japan’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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1.7KPoliticsThe 2021 LDP Leadership Election: A Primer
As candidates for leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) officially began their campaigns on September 17, there is still much that...
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Politics
The Future of Japan’s Defense Is More Complicated than it Looks
The threat of ballistic missile attacks from North Korea and the increasing Chinese incursions into the Diaoyu / Senkaku Islands has reignited debate on...
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14.4KPoliticsTime to Give Japan Credit for its COVID-19 Response
While other nations are praised for controlling the virus, Japan's low COVID-19 death toll is often treated as a mystery at best,...
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5.1KPoliticsCOVID-19, Collective Action, and Japan’s Constitution
Claims that Japan's Constitution forbids a strict lockdown are simply untrue - and such falsehoods provide support for the LDP's revision agenda.
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4.5KPoliticsCOVID19: What Japan Failed to Learn from Fukushima
Comparing the responses to COVID-19 and the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns shows that Japan's government learned few lessons from the disaster nine years...