Help insure that SNA can keep offering unbiased yet critical reportageCONTRIBUTE HERE Nissan Coup Turning Sour SNA (Tokyo) — The following stories were reported recently by the Shingetsu News Agency. Top Headline —The apparent Nissan coup against Carlos Ghosn begins to suffer serious reverses. Inside reports emerge that Tokyo prosecutors not only intend to indict Carlos … [Read more...] about From Shingetsu News Agency
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Recent Japan Focus Stories
Grappling with Clientelism: The Japanese State and Okinawa under Abe Shinzo Gavan McCormack December 1, 2018 Volume 16 | Issue 23 | Number 1 Resume This is a slightly expanded version of the talk delivered by the author upon the occasion of the launch of his The State of the Japanese State at Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan (FCCJ), Tokyo, on 17 October … [Read more...] about Recent Japan Focus Stories
Right-wing groups in Japan
From their Youtube channel: Whereas the West has seen a sudden spike in their extreme-right nationalist groups, Japan has had our fair share for years. These would-be cosplayers spend their time driving around in loudspeaker vans or invading South Korean islands. Nevertheless, they play a key role in Japanese politics. Just as western parties must appeal to their bases, so must … [Read more...] about Right-wing groups in Japan
Former Obama official says Japanese plutonium reserves a potential threat to NK denuclearization
Japan has enough plutonium for around 6,000 atomic bombs Monju Fast Breeder Reactor Thomas Countryman, a former US Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation under the Barack Obama administration, voiced fears that Japan’s plutonium reserves – enough to make 6,000 bombs – could have a negative impact on Pyongyang and … [Read more...] about Former Obama official says Japanese plutonium reserves a potential threat to NK denuclearization
Today in Japan (from SNA)
May 31, 2018 Shinzo Abe and Trump on cars, the LDP and Moritomo Gakuen/Kake Gakuen, Kept raise electricity rates, Keidanren pushes to increase the consumption tax... May 23, 2018 Governor of Ehime releases documents exploding P.M. Abe's lies, Finance Ministry releases documents which show Akie Abe's involvement in the Moritomo Gakuen scandal, Prime Minister Abe refuses to … [Read more...] about Today in Japan (from SNA)