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New cabinet won't solve Kishida's problems
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Kishida punts on a snap election
Kishida's hand is weak, but there are forebodings of bigger changes
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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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"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…
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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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