The coming politics of population decline Alexander Kustov - February 10, 2025 Japan’s aging population and plummeting birth rate offer a peek at why policies need to shift around the world.
Shinzo Abe’s death reveals complex story of discrimination and xenophobia Michael Orlando Sharpe - July 27, 2022 In forging a new Japanese identity after the war, the government excluded some groups — and embraced conservative religious organizations
Shinzo Abe gave Japan far more than ‘Abenomics’ Phillip Y. Lipscy - July 9, 2022 His predecessors struggled to govern. Abe helped transform Japanese politics.
What Shinzo Abe’s assassination means for Japanese politics Daniel Smith - July 9, 2022 Abe stepped down as prime minister in 2020, but never stepped away
Frances McCall Rosenbluth, a Yale University scholar, understood Japanese politics and so much more Tom Pepinsky, Tarek Masoud, Rafaela Dancygier, and Dawn Teele - December 23, 2021 From party politics to gender inequality, Rosenbluth’s research broke many long-held assumptions
Japan’s new prime minister is a third-generation politician. That’s more common than you might think. Daniel Smith - October 5, 2021 Why dynasties dominate the leadership in Japan, and around the world.
Nobody can go to the Tokyo Olympics. So why is the government going ahead with them? Phillip Y. Lipscy and Daniel Smith - July 18, 2021 The political stakes are high, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga must face voters in a general election this fall
Japan’s prime minister is resigning. This is how Abe transformed Japanese politics. Phillip Y. Lipscy - September 2, 2020 Abe was a remarkably strong prime minister. Future leaders will seek to emulate his model.
The new European Parliament will balance dramatically different ideologies and interests Kathleen R. McNamara - May 29, 2019 Europe’s voters are reengaging with electoral politics – if not with the traditional parties.
Why Shinzo Abe faces an uphill battle to revise Japan’s constitution Ko Maeda and Adam P. Liff - December 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81475" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers