The DPJ and Japanese capitalism

I have an essay up at the website of the Far Eastern Economic Review that questions the notion that the DPJ is somehow anti-capi…

Rethinking Hatoyama's essay

Hatoyama Yukio's essay in VOICE has officially become a problem for his government-in-waiting. The latest sign of discord is …

Sankei's revealing gaffe

In case anyone doubted that the conservative media will have it out for the incoming DPJ government, the Sankei Shimbun has done…

Hatoyama shifts the blame

The DPJ is transitioning into power, and Hatoyama Yukio is doing burasagari press conferences again after not doing them during …