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November 18, 2014

Japan
Another Election in Tokyo

Snap elections are a staple of parliamentary democracy, and every now and then, ruling politicians decide that an election is needed to ensure that they continue to have a popular mandate if they cha…

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Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

July 30, 2013

Japan
Aldrich, Platte, and Sklarew: What’s Ahead for Abe’s Energy Agenda?

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a major victory in the Upper House election on July 21, and gained control of both houses of the Diet together with its coalition partner New Komeito. Th…

Workers check solar panels at a solar power field in Kawasaki, near Tokyo July 6, 2011.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

September 14, 2012

Japan
Japan Restoration Party: The Policy?

This week, contests for the head of both the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are underway, with the expectation that Japan will be heading into a full campaign …

Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto, center, head of the Japan Restoration Party, and Osaka governor Ichiro Matsui, left, secretary-general of the party, explain their policies at an open debate with Diet members and other local leaders in Osaka September 9, 2012 (Yoshinori Mizuno/Courtesy to The Asahi Shimbun).
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

September 13, 2012

Japan
Introducing the New Japan Restoration Party

Yesterday, the charismatic mayor of Osaka, Toru Hashimoto, announced he was forming a new national political party, and the race for Japan’s next government seemed to officially begin. Hashimoto’s un…

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto toasts with members of his new Japan Restoration Party at a fund-raising party in this photo taken by Kyodo in Osaka
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

January 4, 2011

China
The KORUS FTA, China’s Rise, and the U.S.-ROK Security Alliance

U.S. President Obama gestures next to South Korean President Lee on stage at the end of the G20 Summit in Seoul. (Jason Reed/Courtesy Reuters) The East Asia Institute has just published my critique …

U.S. President Obama gestures next to South Korean President Lee on stage at the end of the G20 Summit in Seoul
Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder Asia Unbound