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The Japanese public’s national security awakening – and its limits
What the Asahi poll says about national security
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The state of Japanese democracy
Reading Asahi's annual survey
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The malaise in Japanese democracy
Few winners in the April elections
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Shinzō and Me
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Japan's Zeitenwende
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The malaise in Japanese democracy
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The state of Japanese democracy
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Quick thoughts on Ueda
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"Political Reform Reconsidered"
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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"
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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…
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Kishida's Choice
The prime minister and the central bank
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A Japan That Can Speak Its Mind
On What Kishida Said in Washington
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