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213PoliticsRemembering 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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625PoliticsHow 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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465SocietyMigrant labor in an aging agricultural sector
Just last year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) published a report that indicated a decrease in “core agricultural workers,”...
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1.1KSocietyForeigner 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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1.1KSecurityTaipei 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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2.9KPoliticsHow realistic is a “Grand Coalition”?
Faced with losing its majority in both Houses of the Diet, the LDP may need new partners to allow stable governance -...
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8.8KElection 2024Election 2024: The Winners and Losers
Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority - with difficult negotiations among potential governing partners on the horizon, who are the winners...
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6.3KElection 2024Two key elections chart the U.S.-Japan alliance’s future
Japanese and U.S. voters going to the polls this month won't think much about each other - but both choices will be...
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6.7KElection 2024The End of the “Abe Era”?
With newly appointed leader Ishiba Shigeru facing down strident opposition from the LDP's conservative wing, this week's General Election will be crucial...
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7.4KSocietyLGBT Rights under Ishiba: Status Quo, or New Hope?
New Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has been far more positive on LGBT rights than any of his LDP predecessors - but activists...
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8.1KElection 2024Japan’s General Election is set for October 27
New Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has announced his intention to hold a snap general election: here's how that will work and what...
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7.4KPoliticsWho will be Japan’s next Prime Minister?
On September 27, the Liberal Democratic Party will elect a new leader - who will become Japan's next Prime Minister and lead...