(First of Five Parts) As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to the United States for a summit on April 17, JAPAN Forward runs a series...
Elections can be interesting. I did not think that the recent election was going to be one of any great meaning. It came abruptly when...
With the landslide election victory by the mainly-Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-Komeito coalition, the foundation has been laid for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to continue his...
Good fortune continues to be with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In the 48th election for the House of Representatives, the Liberal Democratic Party and its...
Major Victory for the Ruling Party As giant typhoon 21 battered Tokyo on Sunday, October 22, the 48th Diet lower house elections were held, delivering...
The Sankei Shimbun has called the October 22 elections: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will win 2 in every 3 seats up...
Ever since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s famous “Confluence of the Two Seas” speech in August 2007 during his trip to India (during his earlier stint...
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...
In an interview with Sankei Shimbun newspaper on October 5, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leader of the LDP, spoke of his reasons for dissolving the...
In the campaign leading up to the October 22nd House of Representatives election, all eyes are on Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, leader of the newly-formed...
