07/28/2025
BBC
"How Japan’s far right was supercharged by Trump and tourists"
Japanese politics is a usually steady ship, verging on the boring most of the time. Not anymore. Last Sunday, a once obscure far-right party, Sanseito, surged from one to 15 seats ... Read the article.
Comments by Jeff Kingston
07/24/2025
LA Presse
"The Great Contagion "
C’est la première idée qui m’est venue en tête en apprenant au début de la semaine qu’un mouvement d’extrême droite vient de faire une grande percée au Japon, un pays qui semblait ... Read the article.
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
07/24/2025
South China Morning Post
"Japan’s LDP in crisis mode amid PM Ishiba’s expected exit "
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is grappling with an identity crisis, its decades-long political dominance rattled first by a humiliating electoral defeat and now, th... Read the article.
Comments by Hiromi Murakami
07/23/2025
South China Morning Post
"Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba denies resignation reports after electoral drubbing "
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied on Wednesday that he planned to quit, following earlier reports that he intended to step down in the wake of a punishing upper house el... Read the article.
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
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07/22/2025
South China Morning Post
"Ishiba’s last stand? Japan’s LDP in turmoil as Sanseito surge erodes PM’s grip on power "
With his grasp on power slipping, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in office despite a stinging electoral rebuke that plunged his ruling coalition into fre... Read the article.
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07/21/2025
The Financial Daily Netherlands
"Poor election results put Prime Minister Ishiba and Japan in a difficult position"
Comments by Jeff Kingston
07/21/2025
The New York Times
"Young Voters Are Pulling Japan to the Right. But How Far? "
The surging popularity of new, right-wing political parties that handed Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party a humiliating election defeat is a sign of a growing generat... Read the article.
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07/21/2025
The Guardian
"How Japan’s hard-right populists are profiting from anti-foreign sentiment and a cost of living crunch"
A far-right populist party promoting a “Japanese-first” agenda was one of the biggest winners in Sunday’s upper house elections, gaining 14 seats. Set up on YouTube during the Covi... Read the article.
Comments by Michael T. Cucek
07/21/2025
CGTN Europe
"Japanese Upper House Vote: What It Means for PM Ishiba and Trade Negotiations "
Benoit Hardy-Chartrand, Faculty Lecturer at Temple University Japan, spoke to CGTN Europe, describing the election as a significant setback for Prime Minister Ishiba, marking his s... Read the article.
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
07/21/2025
Y a pas deux matins pareils
"Is China becoming more popular than the United States? La Chine devient plus populaire que les Etats-Unis?"
Comments by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
07/20/2025
CNN International
"Voters Cast Ballots in Upper House Election "
Comments by Michael T. Cucek
07/20/2025
The Observer
"Hard times and migrant fears lure voters to jump on Japan-first bandwagon "
A foreign buyer illegally clears a huge chunk of forest in a Hokkaido national park to build himself a mansion. A foreign driver knocks down a group of schoolchildren and flees the... Read the article.
Comments by Jeff Kingston
07/19/2025
The Japan Times
"Dancers, festivals and one very useful Japanese grammar point "
日本の夏といえば祭りだ (Nihon no natsu to ieba matsuri da, When you speak of a Japanese summer, [you think] festivals). You’ve likely already been to a 伝統的な祭り (dentō-tekina matsuri, tradition... Read the article.
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07/19/2025
South China Morning Post
"Japan’s ruling LDP, PM Ishiba set for ‘historic loss’ in upper house election snub "
Support for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is ebbing away in the lead-up to a crucial poll on Sunday for the House of Councillors, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba... Read the article.
Comments by Michael T. Cucek
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07/18/2025
Financial Times
"Japan’s Shigeru Ishiba on the brink in pivotal poll as inflation stokes backlash "
Japan's ruling bloc led by the Liberal Democratic party is in danger of losing its majority in both houses of parliament for the first time in 15 years as a backlash led by first-t... Read the article.
Comments by Michael T. Cucek
07/18/2025
TIME
"How Rice Could Decide Japan’s Next Election "
Whether it’s posting pictures of him eating gyudon (beef bowl) between meetings or holding rice balls at campaign stops, Shinjiro Koizumi has worked hard to portray himself as a re... Read the article.
Comments by Jeff Kingston
07/17/2025
Foreign Policy
"Why Japan Might Be America’s Most Frustrated Ally "
On July 7, U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter to the Japanese government announcing a 25 percent tariff on all goods shipped to the United States beginning on Aug. 1. The re... Read the article.
Comments by Jeff Kingston
07/14/2025
South China Morning Post
"Japan’s political turmoil sparks nostalgia for Shinzo Abe "
Three years after the assassination of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, his legacy continues to cast a long shadow over a struggling ruling party and an embattle... Read the article.
Comments by Michael T. Cucek
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07/08/2025
South China Morning Post
"Panda diplomacy: a boost for China-Japan ties amid US tariff anxiety? "
Panda diplomacy is back in play as Japan seeks to charm visiting Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng with hopes of securing one or two of the endangered bears on loan. The gesture could... Read the article.
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07/06/2025
Sunday Mainichi Magazine
"大学プレスセンターニュースダイジェスト Vol. 206"
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07/05/2025
South China Morning Post
"What more can Japan give? Tokyo braces for Trump’s tariffs as talks hit deadlock "
With just days to go before the 90-day pause on steep US tariffs expires on Wednesday, Japanese policymakers and the public are growing increasingly frustrated over stalled negotia... Read the article.
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07/04/2025
AERA Digital
"女子大なのに志願者4倍の衝撃 「第1志望」じゃなかった学生も満足させる昭和女子大の逆転劇 "
東京・三軒茶屋の駅からほど近くにある昭和女子大学。キャンパスを歩くと、木陰で談笑する外国人の大学生を多数見かけた。構内にはテンプル大学のジャパンキャンパス、イギリスのインターナショナルスクールがあり、... Read the article.
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