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The Washington Post has published a badly titled William Pesek opinion piece: " Why Japan is failing so badly on vaccinations? " ...

Yesterday's resignation of Democratic Party leader Renho only days after a major DP victory in the Sendai mayoral election, together wit...

Let us keep this simple: the explanations Renho has offered for her resignation as leader of the Democratic Party make zero sense. "T...

Yesterday (January 5) was the last day for candidate registrations for the Yamagata Prefectural governor's race. By the end of the wor...

First off and foremost, my utter admiration for Prime Minister Abe Shinzo for making his lightning, naked visit to the Trump residence to me...

Just in case anyone is missing the significance of Abe Shinzo's sudden rush to meet with Donald Trump, try recalling who Abe is, or at ...

Shisaku readers: This has little or nothing to do with Japanese politics. However, this is my blog and I needed to get this off my chest. T...

Over the next few hours a herd of Diet members will march through the confines of Yasukuni Shrine, participating in an annual political and ...

Dr. Noah Smith has been one of the great defenders of Abenomics, that amorphous mass of Keynesian stimulus, Friedmanesque monetary policy an...

For the first three years of his second premiership, Abe Shinzo surprised many with his restraint and balance. His Cabinets, with a few exce...