Politics & Security
Global Coronavirus Crisis Another Reason to Cut the Consumption Tax to Save Abenomics
The global coronavirus crisis has the potential to change politics everywhere. Governments that botch their responses
Author Archives for Peter Tasker, Arcus Research
Peter Tasker is a Tokyo-based analyst with Arcus Research and an occasional contributor to JAPAN Forward. His website: http://www.petertasker.asia/
Culture
BOOK REVIEW | ‘The Chronicles of Lord Asunaro’ by Kanji Hanawa
The Chronicles of Lord Asanaro (Red Circle, 2020) is an unusual and rewarding story that lingers in the consciousnes
Culture
Netflix’s ‘Giri/Haji’: A New Kind of Anglo-Japanese Alliance
Flawed people, troubled times. Conflict in the street, conflict in the soul. Dark secrets unravel in the neon-splatt
Politics & Security
Carlos Ghosn: Davos Man on the Run
Carlos Ghosn’s Flight from Justice will Fuel the Backlash against High-flying Elites Carlos the Bail-jumper may have
Special Reports
Japan in 2020: Get Ready for the Geopolitical Olympics
According to Vladimir Lenin, “There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen.” As Japan moves in
Politics & Security
Intelligence Reforms: Time for a Japanese James Bond
In Ian Fleming’s novel You Only Live Twice, the Japanese Secret Service is a formidable organization. Directed by [&
Sports
Haiku for the Rugby World Cup
The Japanese started playing rugby in the late 1890s, just a few decades after the foundation of the Rugby Union [&helli
Economy & Tech
BOOK REVIEW | ‘The Ghost of Namamugi’ by Robert S.G. Fletcher
Charles Richardson’s Ghost One fine September afternoon in 1862, six years before the Meiji Restoration, a [&hel
Travel
BOOK REVIEW | ‘This Great Stage of Fools’ by Alan Booth
Alan Booth is best known as the author of The Roads to Sata, his account of a solo walk […]
Economy & Tech
The Ghosn Shock: Sayonara to Mr. Davos
The coup d’etat was executed with a stealth and ruthlessness that would have had a CIA operative […]
Economy & Tech
5 Reasons to Delay Japan’s Consumption Tax Hike
In 12 months’ time, Japan’s consumption tax is scheduled to rise from 8% to 10%. That […]
Travel
Sayonara to Tsukiji: Japan’s Fish Business Moves On
It is the end of an era. After 83 years in business, Tsukiji — the world’s largest […]