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The Next Kishi
The torch passes, uneasily, to a new generation
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Ueda reactions
Tokyo reacts to the "surprise appointment"
Feb 13
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"Political Reform Reconsidered"
One of the reasons why I did not write as many posts here last year as I might have wished is that I was busy with a side project that I can now share. I was fortunate to be invited to translate into English a 2020 book by Machidori Satoshi, a political scientist at Kyoto…
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Quick thoughts on Ueda
Nikkei reports: TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to appoint Kazuo Ueda, an economist and former member of the BOJ Policy Board, as the central bank's next governor after Haruhiko Kuroda steps down, Nikkei has learned. Ueda, an academic economist with an Economics Ph.D. from…
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Japan's Zeitenwende
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A Japan That Can Speak Its Mind
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Kishida's Choice
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Kishida's Choice
The prime minister and the central bank
Feb 7
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A Japan That Can Speak Its Mind
On What Kishida Said in Washington
Jan 16
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Japan's Zeitenwende
Some initial thoughts on the three national security documents
Dec 17, 2022
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Abe may be gone, but his color remains
On Wednesday, 10 August, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced a new lineup for his cabinet and the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party. Most…
Aug 10, 2022
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Shinzō and Me
On the evening of Thursday, 7 July, I was reading some of the coverage of the House of Councillors campaign and winding down for the evening when I saw…
Jul 13, 2022
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Notes from the upper house campaign #1
As the 10 July House of Councillors elections approach, I plan to do a series of posts compiling short notes on developments from the campaign trail…
Jun 23, 2022
Key questions for the upper house campaign
The campaign for Japan’s 10 July House of Councillors elections began on Wednesday, 22 June, with 533 candidates – including 177 women, 33.2% of the…
Jun 22, 2022
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Kuroda and Kishida are preparing to live with yen weakness
Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda Haruhiko remains unwilling to adjust the BOJ’s monetary easing program even as the Federal Reserve has launched a…
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