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February 25, 2013

Politics and Government
Hello, Park Geun-hye: President of South Korea

Glass ceilings are made to be broken. And today Park Geun-hye smashed one when she became the first woman to be sworn in as president of South Korea. Park defeated her left-of-center opponent, Moon J…

South Korea's new president Park Geun-hye salutes the national flag during her inauguration (Lee Jae-Won/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

July 28, 2016

Japan
Early Postwar Attitudes on Constitutional Revision

This blog post is co-authored with Ayumi Teraoka, research associate for Japan studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and is part of a series entitled Will the Japanese Change Their Constitution…

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Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith and Ayumi Teraoka Asia Unbound

November 20, 2012

Japan
A Referendum for Japan

Japan’s politicians have been released from legislative deliberations, and are rushing to prepare for the next Lower House election, scheduled for December 16. The media is in hot pursuit as politici…

Japanese college students raise their fists at a job-hunting rally in Tokyo February 5, 2009 (Toru Hanai/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

December 8, 2017

Elections and Voting
Ten Elections to Watch in 2018

Numerous countries will hold elections in 2018. Here are ten to watch. 

Elections 2018
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge