politics

Rice Issues a Blow to Ishiba Administration PopularityINSIGHT | Jun 4, 2025

April Fails to Bring Spring to Ishiba’s RatingsINSIGHT | Apr 30, 2025

The Conservative Argument Against Nuclear Power in Japan INSIGHT | Apr 15, 2025

LDP Receives Reduced ¥13.6 Billion in Political Party Grants in 2025INSIGHT | Apr 10, 2025

New Scandal for Ishiba Means New Lows for His Ratings in MarchINSIGHT | Apr 2, 2025

What Ideals Underwrite the US-Japan Alliance Today? INSIGHT | Mar 5, 2025

Some Wind in Ishiba’s Sails? Slight Upticks in Support Ratings for FebruaryINSIGHT | Mar 5, 2025

Little Progress for Ishiba on the Popularity FrontINSIGHT | Feb 5, 2025

A Former Ambassador’s Prescription for Japan in Dealing with “Trump 2.0”INSIGHT | Jan 21, 2025

Tough Times at Year’s End: Public Support Falls for IshibaINSIGHT | Jan 9, 2025

The Paradox of Kishida Fumio: The Prime Minister Who Needed a DirectorINSIGHT | Dec 27, 2024

Election Upheaval: Social-Media Savvy Politicians Reap Rewards in JapanINSIGHT | Dec 12, 2024

Little Improvement Seen for Ishiba’s Public Support in November: Media SurveysINSIGHT | Dec 11, 2024

Who’s In Charge? Japan’s Prime Ministers in the Twenty-First CenturyINSIGHT | Nov 29, 2024

How Will the Unification Church Scandal Pan Out?INSIGHT | Nov 28, 2024

Economic Policy Prospects in Shaky Political TimesINSIGHT | Nov 19, 2024

Poverty a Dead Political Issue in Increasingly Divided Japanese SocietyINSIGHT | Nov 14, 2024

LDP Losses: October 2024 Japanese Election Ends the “Neo-1955 Setup”INSIGHT | Oct 30, 2024