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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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Tobias Harris
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The state of Japanese democracy
Reading Asahi's annual survey
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Tobias Harris
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April 2023
The malaise in Japanese democracy
Few winners in the April elections
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Tobias Harris
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Now posting on Notes
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Tobias Harris
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March 2023
February 2023
The Next Kishi
The torch passes, uneasily, to a new generation
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Tobias Harris
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Ueda reactions
Tokyo reacts to the "surprise appointment"
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Tobias Harris
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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Tobias Harris
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Kishida's Choice
The prime minister and the central bank
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Tobias Harris
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January 2023
A Japan That Can Speak Its Mind
On What Kishida Said in Washington
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Tobias Harris
December 2022
Japan's Zeitenwende
Some initial thoughts on the three national security documents
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Tobias Harris
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August 2022
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