We’re wrapping up our look at the Hatoyama political dynasty with some time on Hatoyama Iichiro (arguably Japan’s most reluctant…
This week: Hatoyama Ichiro’s revenge tour culminates in finally reaching the top spot as PM and in the formation of…
This week, a current events episode on the leadup and immediate aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.…
This week, we’re kicking off a short series on the transformations of 1960s Japan with a look at the unassuming…
How did it all go so very wrong? Sources Funabayashi, Yoichi, and Koichi Nakano, eds. The Democratic Party of Japan…
In just three years, Ozawa Ichiro managed to guide the DPJ from defeat to one of the most smashing victories…
This week, the DPJ’s good fortune–in the form of the hilariously politically inept Prime Minister Mori Yoshihiro–turns to disaster, as…
This week, we’re beginning a four-part retrospective on the rise and fall of Japan’s most successful postwar opposition party: The…
This week, we outline what Abe’s vision to “restore beautiful Japan” meant during his second go-round in office, why he…
This week: how did Abe Shinzo get back into the PM’s office, why did he not fall flat on his…