Open government

Amidst all the changes introduced by the Hatoyama government since it took office in September, it is easy to forget what may be …

The strengths and weakness of Mr. Hatoyama's government

After meeting with Ozawa Ichiro Monday, it appears that Hatoyama Yukio will get Fujii Hirohisa as his finance minister after all.…

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…

Everything you ever needed to know about the Japanese media

Via Joël J. Legendre comes a link to a truly encyclopedic report from the US government on the state of the Japanese media, up t…