From Japan Focus Toru Shinoda This article analyzes one of Japan’s most widely reported labor stories in recent years. The unusual degree of national attention given to this incident is evidence that the labor question has become a central issue in Japanese politics.1 It also offers insight into critical shifts in the landscape of both labor politics and … [Read more...] about Which Side Are You On?: Hakenmura and the Working Poor as a Tipping Point in Japanese Labor Politics