Political Series
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Digital torrent / Jumble of new systems created chaotic response to pandemic in Japan
The COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on the delay in the digitizing of society, a centerpiece po...
September 11, 2021
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Digital torrent / Japan aims for a comeback in digitization race
The Digital Agency was launched on Sept. 1 to remedy Japan’s slow progress in digitizing its society...
September 11, 2021
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CCP at 100: Collapse of collective leadership system gives Xi absolute authority
This is the second installment of a series looking at the costs of the Chinese Communist Party’s str...
July 2, 2021
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CCP at 100: China accelerating efforts to assimilate ethnic minorities into Han Chinese state
China on Thursday extravagantly celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Comm...
July 1, 2021
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Suga shows no enthusiasm for constitutional revision
On the evening of April 20, Seishiro Eto, who heads the Liberal Democratic Party’s Constitutional Re...
May 4, 2021
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Suga-style politics 7 / Suga faces intraparty concerns, voter criticism
This is the seventh installment in a series reviewing the first six months of Prime Minister Yoshihi...
April 1, 2021
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Suga-style politics 6 / LDP-Komeito partnership not in sync
This is the sixth installment in a series reviewing the first six months of Prime Minister Yoshihide...
March 31, 2021
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Suga-style politics 5 / Japan’s prime minister faces criticism over slow crisis management
This is the fifth installment in a series reviewing the first six months of Prime Minister Yoshihide...
March 30, 2021
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Suga-style politics 3 / Propped up by 2 former prime ministers
This is the fourth installment in a series reviewing the first six months of Prime Minister Yoshihid...
March 29, 2021
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Suga-style politics 2 / As Suga tidies house for consumers, sweeping vision remains to be seen
This is the second installment in a series reviewing the first six months of Prime Minister Yoshihid...
March 27, 2021
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Suga-style politics 1 / Buffeted with headwinds, Japanese prime minister battles to stay on track
The administration of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has adopted a trial-and-error approach to proble...
March 26, 2021
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Japan’s Prime Minister must quickly Paint a Bigger Policy Picture
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga launched his administration last year with a pledge to basically conti...
January 25, 2021
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Outlook 2021 / Research on Security should be Pursued with Scholars’ Common Sense
This is the 11th installment of a series in which intellectuals share their thoughts on political is...
January 18, 2021
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Outlook 2021 / Staying the Abe Diplomatic Course in Japan’s Best Interests
This is the tenth installment of a series in which intellectuals share their thoughts on political i...
January 18, 2021
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Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment Brings Glimmer of Hope
This is the eighth installment of a series in which intellectuals share their thoughts on political ...
January 16, 2021
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Japan PM Takaichi’s Cabinet Resigns en Masse
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Sanae Takaichi Elected Prime Minister of Japan; Keeps All Cabinet Appointees from Previous Term
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Japan’s Govt to Submit Road Map for Growth Strategy in March, PM Takaichi to Announce in Upcoming Policy Speech
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LDP Wins Historic Landslide Victory
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