Key questions for the upper house campaignThe 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 total, records for both the share and total number in an HOC election – vying for 124 seats in the 248-seat chamber plus one extra…
Kuroda and Kishida are preparing to live with yen weaknessBank of Japan Governor Kuroda Haruhiko remains unwilling to adjust the BOJ’s monetary easing program even as the Federal Reserve has launched a tightening cycle that has roiled global markets. At its policy board meeting this week, the BOJ decided by an overwhelming margin to…
Notes from the upper house campaign #1As 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. For my overview of the election, click here. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, which oversees elections, has
