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Time for Takaichi to tackle Japan’s political taboos

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Is this election really unpredictable?

04.02.2026 40

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Komeito and CDP form new party, but doubts linger over political viability

18.01.2026 70

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China believes it can do as it pleases — until now

24.12.2025 90

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China’s heavy-handed attack on Takaichi is backfiring

11.12.2025 50

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A plan to fix voter disparity and modernize Japan’s political system

05.12.2025 50

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The argument for Indo-Pacific ‘collective deterrence’

27.11.2025 60

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Seeking good relations with Xi’s CCP is a fool’s errand

21.11.2025 70

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Fixing immigration without sparking xenophobia

18.11.2025 60

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Government and bad actors at the root of foreign national issue

11.11.2025 70

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How is Takaichi doing after a week at the helm?

30.10.2025 10

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Is Komeito’s split with the LDP really about political funding?

17.10.2025 60

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Sanae Takaichi gets 'the Abe treatment'

12.10.2025 20

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Four questions that determine Takaichi’s success

09.10.2025 50

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Four questions that determine Takaichi’s success

06.10.2025 60

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Is this the LDP’s last presidential election?

30.09.2025 10

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'Speed dating' — with an LDP twist

26.09.2025 10

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Could pacifist Japan ever arm itself with nuclear weapons?

23.09.2025 50

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LDP candidates through a 'Japanese conservative' lens

19.09.2025 40

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Whiteboarding the LDP election

18.09.2025 50

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Ishiba’s resignation triggers a battle for the soul of the LDP

09.09.2025 50

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What is a ‘Japanese conservative’ in this day and age?

31.08.2025 60

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Dispelling the myth of Yasukuni Shrine

13.08.2025 40

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Were the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings necessary?

06.08.2025 60

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Is this the end of Japan's 'big tent' parties?

01.08.2025 50

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A fringe or political force: Will the real Sanseito stand up?

29.07.2025 20

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Ignore the election hype, foreign residents are here to stay

23.07.2025 50

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In Japanese politics, rice is the 'third rail'

18.07.2025 50

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Why only Japan is criticized for honoring its war dead

22.06.2025 30

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Is Beijing engineering election wins for 'soft on China' politicians?

28.05.2025 10

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Nervous parties gird for a high-stakes Upper House vote

15.05.2025 10

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Is the judiciary the weakest link in South Korea’s democracy?

07.05.2025 10

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Communist China’s quiet influence on Japanese politics

30.04.2025 40

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The window to replace Japan's accidental prime minister is nigh

10.04.2025 10

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What is Japan's play on Trump's tariffs?

08.04.2025 30

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Prime Minister Ishiba’s struggles put his leadership in jeopardy

20.03.2025 30

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Changing U.S. commitments spark nuclear armament debates, including in Japan

18.03.2025 40

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Transitioning to a new global structure without a League of Nations-style collapse

05.03.2025 20

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As Ukraine endgame intensifies, don’t forget Taiwan

26.02.2025 30

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The patterns and philosophy underpinning Trump’s dizzying diplomacy

18.02.2025 30

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Are China-Japan relations truly 'warming,' or is this just fool’s gold again?

14.02.2025 30

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Was there an insurrection in Seoul on Dec. 3, or is that happening now?

10.02.2025 30

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Ishiba will finally meet Trump, expectations need to be kept low

04.02.2025 20

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How to secure Taiwan as drumbeats of a looming invasion grow louder

29.01.2025 20

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Japan has nothing to fear from Trump — except in maybe one area

17.01.2025 40

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China seizes opportunities amid Ishiba’s weak leadership

15.01.2025 50

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Japan PM struggles with both U.S. relations and China’s growing threats

It is ironic that two former prime ministers — who know how demanding the job is — are behind the making of the "spineless" leadership that is the...

08.01.2025 30

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In South Korea’s impeachment saga, who’s really in trouble?

As I highlighted in a previous commentary on South Korea's leadership drama, the turmoil continues with the frantic push by the opposition...

30.12.2024 20

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A race to the Blue House or the jail house

Being the president of South Korea is such an unforgiving job, it sometimes makes you wonder why anyone would want it. Since the end of martial law...

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'Old' media blames 'new' media for success of 'populist' candidates

Mass media is doing a bit of soul-searching and asking questions about the reelection of Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito. In what became a nationally...

06.12.2024 10

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