Tag: politics

Last night I was finishing up my evening social media work when I noticed a phrase was trending on X. ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is dead after being shot twice with a homemade gun by a 41-year-old former ...

It's been a very busy June for me. Not only am I rushing to get everything ready for the upcoming ...

What had been limited to eight prefectures and a few small pockets across the country is now finally coming to ...

All the world is watching the sad events unfolding in Ukraine, as Russia brings the full brunt of its military ...

It’s hard to talk about anime and United States politics in the same breath without bringing up that recent Attack ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced yesterday that he'd be resigning as Prime Minister of Japan, to battle a disease he's ...

I’ve been having fun in Taiwan with my wife for the past three days, surfing the random chaos that comes ...

As we've been covering for a few months, the current Japanese Emperor Akihito, age 85, is slated to abdicate his ...

Recently Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a summit to try to resolve the island disputes ...

J-List is shipping out hundreds of packages daily, including tons of Sailor Moon, Sword Art Online, Pokemon, and Fuku-bukuro products. ...

One of the "secrets" to successfully learning a foreign language like Japanese is to develop a meaningful emotional connection to ...

When former Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose was forced to resign over a $500,000 "loan" made to his campaign last year, ...

Japan has been getting some good news on the economic front lately, with a key price index that showed strong ...

I took a trip down to Tokyo yesterday to have a meeting with NitroPlus, the innovative company behind Steins;Gate and ...

While I was busy meeting customers here in San Diego, Japan was having yet another election, this time for the ...

Japan's upper house election concluded safely last week, and it resulted in a strong win for prime minister Shinzo Abe ...

It's been seven months since the return of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the pro-business ...

I happened to see that China had released a warning, advising the U.S. to "be concerned at the rising tide ...

One part of Peter's Unified Theory of Japan™ is that the country follows behind the West socially, taking its cues ...

One aspect of Japan I like very much is the way people are generally open to debate and free thought ...

What is leadership? Everyone probably has their own definition, perhaps something about individuals with natural talent having the courage to ...

Today marks the return of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power, as Shinzo Abe is officially confirmed as Japan's ...

Last time I gave a simple overview of Japan's political scene as the country prepares for a general election on ...