Tokyo Review
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8.7KSecurityFlagging Issues for Japan and South Korea
Japan withdrew from South Korea's International Fleet Review after a dispute over flags - which belies good progress in the nations' security...
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6.1KPoliticsCan Abe’s China Visit get Relations Back on Track?
Japan's long-serving Prime Minister visits China for the first time this month - as U.S.-China relations nosedive, can Japan and China repair...
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45.9KEconomyLessons from Railway Privatization in Japan
Rail privatization is controversial elsewhere, but many of Japan's privatized JR operators are profitable and efficient. What did they do differently?
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7.7KPoliticsAbe’s 2018 Cabinet Reshuffle, Explained (Part II)
Part I of this series examined the changes made in the four LDP Leadership and 19 cabinet postings. This article offers broader...
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7.7KPoliticsAbe’s 2018 Cabinet Reshuffle, Explained
Newly re-elected LDP leader Shinzo Abe reshuffles his cabinet - what do the new appointments say about the direction of Japan's government?
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8.0KPoliticsShinzō Abe: Schrödinger’s Statesman
Media accounts present two versions of Shinzo Abe - the vindictive and frustrated nationalist, and the mellowed pragmatist. Both accounts can't be...
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10.1KPoliticsKoizumi’s Middlegame
Shinjirō Koizumi is the LDP's most popular politician - but the charismatic young lawmaker still faces a challenging path to the Prime...
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7.1KPoliticsMr. Edano Goes to Washington
Japan's opposition leader Yukio Edano met with Bernie Sanders in Washington - but how successful can a "Sanders-style" movement in Japan actually...
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7.9KPoliticsLDP Presidential Election 2018: Takeaways & Things to Watch
The ballots are counted, and it is official: Shinzo Abe has secured a third term as Liberal Democratic Party president. At 553...
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13.9KPoliticsAntonio Inoki’s “Fighting Spirit Diplomacy”
Antonio Inoki - politician, former pro wrestler and advocate for peace with North Korea - has led a complex life that tells...
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6.3KSecurityGame of Summits: The Dilemma for Abe
Exactly one year ago, the level of alert on North Korea in the Japanese Ministry of Defense was at an all-time high....
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5.6KPoliticsNot So Fast on Constitutional Revision
While visiting his ancestral home of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi prefecture for obon, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made some strong statements about his...