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2013.04.18 Abe’s Three-Pronged Diplomatic Strategy
Suzuki Yoshikatsu
2013.01.23 The Changing Face of Decentralization Moves
Hitora Tadashi
2013.01.22 How Effective Will “Abenomics” Be?
Abe Junichi
2012.12.13 Asia Diplomacy in President Obama’s Second Term
Suzuki Yoshikatsu
2012.11.16 Ishihara Shintarō’s New Party and the “Third Force” in Japanese Politics
Hitora Tadashi
2012.11.05 How Long Until the Next Election?
Suzuki Yoshikatsu
2012.10.24 Consumption Tax Bill Repercussions Have Just Begun
Gotō Kenji
2012.10.18 A Glimpse Behind the Curtain: A US-Based Political Scientist Considers the Kim Jong-un Regime
Suzuki Yoshikatsu
2012.10.16 “Osaka Metropolis” Plan Faces Many Hurdles
Hitora Tadashi
2012.08.27 Murky Proposals for a New “Welfare Stipend”
Yoshida Hiroshi
2012.08.07 Going Beyond a “Faith-Based” US-Japan Alliance
Suzuki Yoshikatsu
2012.07.30 The New Parties’ Political Impact
Hitora Tadashi
2012.07.17 Japanese Society Needs a Truly Global Approach
Yasui Takayuki
2012.07.03 Is Too Much Riding on the National Achievement Test?
Hayakawa Nobuo
2012.06.25 Europe’s Elections and Japan’s Public Finances
Maruyama Yasuyuki
2012.06.25 Should the Public Elect the Prime Minister?
Hitora Tadashi
2012.06.08 Putin and the Northern Territories—A Reality Check
Suzuki Yoshikatsu
2012.05.28 Discretionary Local Taxes Gain Traction
Hitora Tadashi
2012.05.25 The Need for a National “Get-Off-Welfare” Policy
Yoshida Hiroshi
2012.05.15 Japan’s Stagnating Attempts at Regional Government Reform
Hitora Tadashi
2012.05.10 Sharp’s Alliance with Foxconn: Escaping the Self-Sufficiency Mindset
Yasui Takayuki
2012.05.09 The Hidden Side to Noda’s Frontiers Project
Suzuki Yoshikatsu
2012.05.08 The Intractable Issue of Electoral Reform Debate
Hitora Tadashi
2012.05.07 Declining Birthrate Changing Japan’s Schools
Hayakawa Nobuo
2012.05.02 Collapse of Elpida Tarnishes Hopes for Industrial Policy Revival
Maruyama Yasuyuki
2012.04.30 The AIJ Pensions Scandal Threatens Japan’s SMEs
Yoshida Hiroshi
2012.04.26 The Diversity Deficit: How Japanese Corporate Recruitment Has Failed to Move with the Times
Yasui Takayuki
2012.04.09 Japan Plays Catch Up as US-China Relations Evolve in the Pacific
Suzuki Yoshikatsu
2012.04.05 A Return to Basics for Japanese Education Policy
Hayakawa Nobuo
2012.04.02 Regional Reform Back on the Front Burner
Hitora Tadashi

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