The real problem with Asō's gaffe

After the uprising of the 17th of June The Secretary of the Writers' Union Had leaflets distributed in the Stalinallee Statin…

Abe's underwhelming victory

Abe Shinzō's LDP-led coalition with Komeitō got its wish Sunday, winning enough seats to retake control of the House of Counc…

Will nuclear restarts derail Abe? (Probably not.)

Say what you will about the LDP, but the party has been fairly open about its preference for nuclear energy and restarting Japan&…

Public support for Abenomics cools slightly, but the LDP will win anyway

With the campaign for the July 21st upper house election set to begin officially on Thursday, the Asahi Shimbun   has released th…

Waiting for trickle down

Another day, another round of statistics to parse in an attempt to determine whether or not Abenomics is working. The latest are …

Is constitution revision actually possible?

Last week, the Sankei Shimbun   reported that, in the face of mounting public opposition, the LDP would in fact not put revising…

Don't declare victory for Abenomics yet

With the yen's falling to below ¥100/$1 for the first time since 2009 and the Nikkei’s posting five-year highs, analysts have…