Why the DPJ should defend Hatoyama

As Japan heads into the final week of the political annus mirabilis that has been 2010 2009, Hatoyama Yukio, the face of politi…

Winter of discontent?

December has brought little but bad news for the Hatoyama government, which has now been in office for just over three months. Th…

The DPJ's quiet revolution

In a contribution to Foreign Policy 's "Think Again" feature, Paul Scalise and Devin Stewart maintain that the DPJ …

The Hatoyama government fills more positions and gets to work

On Friday the Hatoyama cabinet met and continued its work of reforming Japan's policymaking system. The cabinet decided to c…

The first day of the new era in Japanese politics

The DPJ wasted no time following the election of Hatoyama Yukio as prime minister Wednesday. His cabinet lineup established, the …

The DPJ begins work on regime change

In a remarkable coincidence, the day after the DPJ's victory in the general election — and the day the DPJ began its transiti…