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August 04, 2010
The Upper House Vote and the Process of “Creative Destruction”
The Democratic Party of Japan’s setback in the July 11 House of Councillors election has produced “a political gridlock worse ...
June 10, 2010
Political Leadership and the Policymaking Process (3)
This final article in a three-part series of articles about political leadership and the policymaking process looks at measures introduced ...
May 31, 2010
Eurasian Nations and the Establishment of the Hatoyama Administration
OVERVIEW REPORT The Democratic Party of Japan has taken over the reins of government from the Liberal Democratic Party, and changes ...
May 10, 2010
Electoral Setback Looms for Hatoyama's DPJ
Less than a year after its historic rise to power, the Democratic Party of Japan is facing a fierce backlash ...
April 28, 2010
Political Leadership and the Policymaking Process (2)
This is the second of a three-part series of articles concerning political leadership and the policymaking process in Japan. This ...
April 27, 2010
Who in the DPJ Government Will Take the Lead in Negotiations with Russia for the Return of the Northern Territories?
Russia is taking a cautious approach to the prospect of a concrete change in ’s attitude toward the issue of ...
April 16, 2010
Political Leadership and the Policymaking Process (1)
The Democratic Party of Japan swept into power with a call for “politician-led government.” Will it be able to live ...
April 05, 2010
Obama's Japan Headache
The Tokyo Foundation organized a dialogue with the US German Marshall Fund titled “What Does Japan Think?” in Tokyo in ...
April 02, 2010
Japan’s Change of Government: Little Impact on Afghanistan and Pakistan
The birth of a new administration in Tokyo led by the Democratic Party of Japan has not made a major ...
March 26, 2010
The Shifting Paradigm of Japanese-Sino Relations
There has been a thawing in ties between Tokyo and Beijing in recent years, and the birth of the government ...
