The dust has finally settled from the October 2017 Lower House election as the new year begins. There were some notable changes in...
A fifth election victory for Shinzo Abe doesn't change the obstacles which stand in the way of constitutional revision or other major...
With only days to go before Japan's 2017 General Election, we assess the state of the parties and how the election seems...
The main parties in Japan's 2017 Election have quite different approaches to solving the country's looming demographic problem; which do voters prefer?
Japan’s style of election campaigning is often commented upon – usually somewhat disparagingly – by foreign visitors to and residents of the...
With this month’s snap election in Japan now set to feature a showdown between two major conservative parties, the Asia-Pacific region is...
Last week, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked Japanese voters to go to the polls on October 22, the third time voters have...
Snap elections are one of the most powerful political tools at the disposal of a prime minister in a parliamentary democracy. With...
It has been over a month since Prime Minister Shinzō Abe reshuffled his cabinet – a dramatic month for Japan’s political environment,...
Prime Minister Abe’s visit to India last week underlined an important economic development for Japan – the enormous interest in replicating the country’s...
As Donald Trump's presidency signals a new paradigm for American politics, Japan faces tough questions about the future of its most important...
Tension over North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs recently took a startlingly intimate turn for residents of Japan’s northernmost prefectures, who were...