The Chongryon: North Korea’s Ethnic Enclave in Japan
Japan does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , and when they…
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Japan’s Uncomfortable Past
On October 4th, the city of Osaka in Japan cut ties with its sister-city, San Francisco due to the controversy…
US vs. Them: A Hidden History of Detainment Camps and Alterity in the US
The United States has found itself in a state of shock and horror over the Trump administration’s recent…
Japan’s Opposition Must Learn To Talk About The Economy
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.
Is the era of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) factionalism over? In February 2018, Fukushiro Nukaga, head of the…
Japan’s Remarkable Modernization
Today, Japan is by all metrics a first world country: It is an advanced democracy with the world’s fourth largest…
North Korean and American Relations: A Chinese Balancing Act in a Nuclear Region
This past Wednesday, North Korea once again completed a successful testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile…
A Case for Japan’s Remilitarization
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
Despite Japan experiencing its harshest recession since the 2008 financial meltdown in early 2014, Japanese Prime…
Land of the Twilight Sun
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a resounding electoral victory on October 22nd, with his Liberal Democratic Party…