Japan’s Opposition Must Learn To Talk About The Economy Koji Shiromoto Sep 14, 2018 It was supposed to be the moment of reckoning. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's six years in office have…
Twilight of Japan’s Factionalism: Decline of Factionalism in LDP politics. Andy S. Lee Jun 3, 2018 Is the era of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) factionalism over? In February 2018, Fukushiro Nukaga, head of the…
Japan’s Remarkable Modernization Wing Wong May 16, 2018 Today, Japan is by all metrics a first world country: It is an advanced democracy with the world’s fourth largest…
It Is Two Minutes to Midnight and America’s Youth Is Fighting to Save Us All Anthony De Luca-Baratta Feb 27, 2018 At the beginning of 2018, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the minute hand of its infamous Doomsday…
North Korean and American Relations: A Chinese Balancing Act in a Nuclear Region Esli Chan Dec 5, 2017 This past Wednesday, North Korea once again completed a successful testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile…
A Case for Japan’s Remilitarization Isabella Chon Nov 12, 2017 Following a landslide election victory at the end of October 2017, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to…
Abenomics: A Fiscal Breakthrough for Women and Migrants Jacklyn Chan Nov 5, 2017 Despite Japan experiencing its harshest recession since the 2008 financial meltdown in early 2014, Japanese Prime…
Land of the Twilight Sun Andy S. Lee Oct 31, 2017 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a resounding electoral victory on October 22nd, with his Liberal Democratic Party…
Japan’s Decades-Long Dominant Party Gets a Challenge Koji Shiromoto Oct 5, 2017 On September 17, Japanese media outlets buzzed with speculation that Prime Minister Shinzō Abe was preparing to…
The Road to Japan’s First Woman Leader Just Got Longer Koji Shiromoto Aug 9, 2017 The world of Japanese politics, mundane on most days, was turned upside down last July when Yuriko Koike, a…