Edano joins the cabinet

Edano Yukio, one of the few DPJ politicians who was expected to receive a cabinet appointment last year but didn't, will no l…

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 …