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Scandal Threatens Abe And Japan’s Political Stability
By Brad Glosserman The greatest threat to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ambitious agenda is political instability in Tokyo. The spectre of such instability is re-emerging after a remarkable period of quiet as cabinet ministers in Abe’s government are being tarred with political funding scandals. Individually, the offences are insignificant. But, cumulatively, they … Continue reading
Russia, Japan Likely To Cooperate In Creating Eurasian Economic Corridor
Russia and Japan have perfect chances to take their cooperation in eastern Siberia and the Far East to a new level in 2015 if they set up the so-called Eurasian corridor, MP Yukio Hatoyama, an important figure in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said in an interview with TASS on Tuesday. “This concept is very … Continue reading
Japan: The Political Landscape After The Elections
By Vladimir Terehov The latest early elections in Japan for the lower house of Japan’s parliament has ended with the crushing victory of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which, together with its “junior partner” in the parliamentary coalition – New Komeito Party (NFP) – has managed to security the majority. Out of a total of 475 … Continue reading
Japan’s “National Resilience Plan”: Its Promise And Perils In The Wake Of The Election
By Andrew DeWit This article highlights Japan’s National Resilience (“Kokudo Kyoujinka”) strategy, a very important, multi-trillion-yen initiative that was (incredibly) ignored during the campaign preceding the December 14 election and continues to be. Like most countries’ efforts to bolster resilience against accelerating climate change and other patent threats, the content of Japan’s plan is a work … Continue reading
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