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A Turbulent, Possibly Transformative Year Ahead for Japanese Politics
One of the busiest and most consequential election years in recent memory has begun. On Jan. 13 — to...
January 13, 2024
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Sustainability a New Focus as Tourism Makes a Comeback
Tourism is recovering quickly in the wake of the coronavirus disaster. As the influence of inbound t...
January 6, 2024
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Why Do LDP ‘Politics and Money’ Scandals Keep Happening?
When we look back over the past month, it is astonishing how drastically the situation surrounding P...
December 30, 2023
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Kyoto Struggles to Balance Cultural Traditions, Inbound Tourism
Kyoto, a city with more than 1,200 years of history and tradition, is now entering a period of chang...
December 23, 2023
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Kishida Reverts to Dovish Ways amid an Unsettled Political Landscape
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was known as a dovish politician elected from the peace-oriented city o...
December 16, 2023
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How Sapporo’s Bid to Host the Winter Olympics Went Downhill
The Sapporo Olympics and Paralympics, for which a bid had been in progress, are now a long way off. ...
December 9, 2023
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Will Kishida Be Able to Survive the Impact of ‘Resignation Dominoes’?
The news that 21-year-old Ryuo titleholder Sota Fujii had become the first shogi player ever to win ...
December 2, 2023
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Awareness of Bias Blind Spots Is the First Step to Mutual Understanding
When driving a car and changing lanes, if you rely only on your mirrors and neglect to look around w...
November 25, 2023
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Kishida Losing Power to Call Snap Election as Political Decisions Backfire
“I sense weakness in your decisions and your words.” So said Hiroshige Seko, secretary general for ...
November 18, 2023
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Increasing Uncertainty Makes Decisions on EV Strategy Difficult
Many analysts have noted that the Japanese auto industry, despite being highly competitive internati...
November 11, 2023
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Suga Takes the Wheel in Drive to End Japan’s Ban on Ride-sharing
In some countries, paid ride-sharing is a system in which private drivers transport passengers in th...
November 4, 2023
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Should Schools Be Places to Confront Questions, or Just to Learn Answers?
In this age of globalization and rapid technological advancement, a fundamental question arises abou...
October 28, 2023
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Eyeing China and Taiwan, Japan Must Learn from the War in Ukraine
The outbreak of the war in Ukraine made many people believe a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could be ne...
October 21, 2023
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An Aging Japan Needs Far More Flexibility in Housing Policy
The Yomiuri ShimbunA staff member of R65 Inc., a real estate company specializing in rental agency s...
October 14, 2023
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Kishida, Like Many Predecessors, Hobbled by Internal LDP Politics
It is not too early to look at prospects for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s next presidential...
October 7, 2023
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