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Is Japan Leaving Pacifism Behind?

Although with deep hesitation, the country as a whole is beginning to reconfigure the meaning of pacifism.

29.03.2024 10

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Japan’s Ruling Party Wants to Export Its Next-Generation Fighter. The Public Is Reluctant. 

The LDP's coalition partner is opposed to allowing exports of the co-produced fighters, citing public resistance to the idea.

06.03.2024 4

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Kishida’s Struggle to Win Over Japan’s Conservatives 

Despite progress on key conservative priorities, the Japanese prime minister hasn’t been able to shake his liberal reputation.

14.02.2024 20

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The Osaka Expo Could Make or Break Nippon Ishin’s Political Future

The success of Nippon Ishin as a national political force has originated from their effort to convince the voters of their competent governance in...

07.02.2024 5

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As Scandal Engulfs the LDP, the Kishida Administration Goes on

Despite a growing scandal and bottom-dwelling approval ratings, Prime Minister Kishida faces a window of stability.

22.12.2023 10

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Can Kishida Turn the LDP Into a Friend of Labor?

For the first time in 16 years, a prime minister from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) participated in a convention of Japan’s largest trade union...

18.10.2023 1

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Does Japan’s Kishida Fumio Deserve the ‘Profiles in Courage’ Award?

Every year since 1990, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announces recipients of the “Profiles in Courage Award,” named after late President...

25.09.2023 1

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Why Does the Japanese Left Hate Nippon Ishin So Much?

In a competitive democracy, it is common for an up-and-coming political party to be attacked by the party in power, out of fear of being supplanted,...

18.09.2023 4

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