Political Series
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Hidden funds: Consequences of a corrupt practice / Kishida’s Political Reform Plan Meets Opposition Within LDP; Aso Cautions that Administration Needs Factions’ Support
A strangely tense atmosphere pervaded a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s political r...
January 24, 2024
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Hidden funds: Consequences of a corrupt practice / Loopholes in Political Funds Law Lead to Fundraising Scandal
Every spring, a 64-year-old futon store owner in Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, has visited the local off...
January 23, 2024
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Hidden Funds: Consequences of a Corrupt Practice / Lawmaker Sold Party Tickets to Please Faction, Get Minister Post
Public distrust in politics has grown amid the ongoing scandal involving the creation of hidden fund...
January 23, 2024
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Hidden funds: Consequences of a corrupt practice / Lawmakers from Abe faction ‘called for kickbacks to continue’
nvestigations into a scandal involving revenue from Liberal Democratic Party fundraising parties sta...
January 21, 2024
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Hidden Funds: Consequences of a Corrupt Practice / Abe Faction Lawmakers Relied on ‘Funds Without Receipts’
On May 17, 2022, about 2,800 people gathered at a luxury hotel in Tokyo for a political fundraising ...
January 21, 2024
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Hidden Funds: Consequences of a Corrupt Practice / Kishida Bets on Other Party Factions Disbanding; Disagreements with Aso, Motegi Could Causes Rifts
In light of the scandal over the practice of creating hidden funds through political fundraising par...
January 20, 2024
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Unreported Funds — The dark side of factions / 100-Strong Prosecutor Team Pours Cold Water on Optimistic Mood of Japan’s Political Hub
This is the third and last installment of a series about the dark side of Japan’s political factions...
December 22, 2023
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Unreported Funds — The dark side of factions / Fundraising Party Tickets Sold in Small Lots, Evading Public Disclosure
A male secretary for a mid-level lawmaker who belongs to the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction ...
December 21, 2023
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Unreported Funds — The dark side of factions / Excess Funds Said Returned to Members Since Mid-1990s
About a dozen prosecutors from the special investigative squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecut...
December 20, 2023
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Future World Order: Industrial Policies / As China Hunts For High-Tech Secrets, Lack of Security Clearance
This is the fifth and final installment of a series that reports on security-focused, public-private...
November 6, 2023
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Future World Order: Industrial Policies / Investment Key for Development of Innovative Japan N-Tech
This is the fourth installment of a series that reports on security-focused, public-private industri...
November 5, 2023
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Future World Order: Industrial policies / Public, Private Sectors in Japan to Work Together in Space Security; Space Security Initiative Provides Guidance for Collaboration
This is the third installment of a series that reports on security-focused, public-private industria...
November 2, 2023
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Future World Order: Industrial Policies / Japan’s Efforts to Nurture Personnel Related to Semiconductors Focus on ‘Colleges of Technology’
This is the second installment of a series that reports on security-focused, public-private industri...
November 2, 2023
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Future World Order: Industrial policies / Public-private Cooperation, Intl Tie-Ups Key to Japan Making a Semiconductor Comeback
Groundbreaking for a chip factory in Hokkaido shows that international ties and public-private coope...
October 30, 2023
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International Organizations / Resource Embargoes Go Unchecked amid WTO Dysfunction
This is the fifth and final installment of a series examining how international organizations are at...
July 22, 2023
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