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Category: Politics

What the Anti-Terror Bill Does – And What it Doesn’t

March 23, 2017 5:56 pm

The Sankei Shimbun Leave your thoughts

An anti-terror bill with stricter actus reus provisions than those for the crime of conspiracy has been submitted to the […]

Opinion: If the Diet Won’t Do its Job, then Dissolve It

March 22, 2017 5:50 pm

Rui Abiru Leave your thoughts

The Diet is the supreme organ of national authority and the sole national legislative body in Japan. But is it […]

The Queen of Japanese Politics Keeps Getting Stronger

5:28 pm

Sankei Shimbun Leave your thoughts

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike continues to enjoy a high approval rating. According to a public opinion poll conducted jointly by […]

Are the Recent Scandals Hurting the LDP in the Polls?

5:05 pm

Sankei Shimbun Leave your thoughts

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approval rating stands at 57.4 percent, according to a public opinion poll conducted jointly by […]

Divisive and Pointless: The DP’s Internal Battle over Nuclear Policy

March 8, 2017 5:31 pm

Rob Fahey, Waseda University Leave your thoughts

Still struggling to establish a coherent identity and platform in the wake of its largely disastrous period in office in […]

Trump’s Presidency and the Revenge of the Swamp

March 1, 2017 5:39 pm

Hidetoshi Azuma, APCO Worldwide Leave your thoughts

“Drain the Swamp” is a clarion call repeatedly issued by U.S. president Donald Trump on his campaign trail all the […]

The End of the Iron Triangle and What it Means for Japanese Politics

5:11 pm

Rob Fahey, Waseda University Leave your thoughts

When it emerged last month that the Education Ministry, MEXT, had intervened to help to secure a position at Waseda […]

The Families of the Abducted: An Ultimatum and an Idea

February 20, 2017 5:59 pm

Masashi Nakamura, Sankei Shimbun Leave your thoughts

The Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea and the National Association for the Rescue of Japanese […]

How Fake News Can Topple a President

February 14, 2017 5:42 pm

Tsutomu Nishioka Leave your thoughts

South Korea is now on the eve of a revolution. When the constitutional court hands down its impeachment judgment against […]

Koike Challenges Tokyo’s LDP, Creating a New Kind of Opposition Politics

February 3, 2017 6:02 pm

Rob Fahey, Waseda University Leave your thoughts

Less than 6 months since her sweeping victory in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, Yuriko Koike has not only cemented her […]

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Election: Will Beijing make the same mistake again?

February 1, 2017 5:37 pm

Willy Lam, Chinese University of Hong Kong Leave your thoughts

With the election of the Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE, equivalent to mayor) coming up in late March, the big […]

Targeted Elections: What the U.S. Election Teaches Us about Disinformation Campaigns

January 31, 2017 5:42 pm

Chrisella Herzog, WhiteHat Magazine Leave your thoughts

A November 8, 2016, a chill went through the democratic world. A combination of disinformation, propaganda, and targeted leaks narrowly […]

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