The regular session of the National Diet, which had been hard-pressed to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, came to a close on June 17....
It is a little-known story how the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) played a remarkable role in dispatching disaster relief assistance amid the rapid spread of...
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world and cause pneumonia and other complications among vulnerable segments of the population, a debate...
Shinzo Abe became Japan’s longest-serving top political leader in the nation’s post-war history on November 20, having served for a total of 2,887 days. What...
A wholesale reshuffle of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet, announced on September 11, produced a lineup made up of staunch Abe allies and...
I had a déjà vu recently while reading a Reuters report from Tokyo regarding current issues relevant to North Korea. The article quoted Taku...
The hubbub over school operators Moritomo Gakuen and Kake Educational Institution seems to be boiling down to nothing more than a witch hunt. The disputants...
The debate over constitutional revision within the Japanese government and the Liberal Democratic Party looks to begin in earnest. On March 7, the...
Thank you very much, Mr. Maehara. I want to offer my heartfelt thanks to former Democratic Party leader Seiji Maehara, who decided that the DP...
The protesters demand the resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in front of the Diet on July 24, 2017. There are striking similarities between...
On Friday, June 16, the special, one-time law that allows the emperor’s abdication will be promulgated. Except for the Liberal Party, whose members left...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives a letter of South Korean President Moon Jae-in from his special envoy Moon Hee-sang (left) on May 18th at Tokyo In...
