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LDP
Japan Opposition Party Leader Backs 'Limited' Collective Defense Proposal
By Ankit Panda
Las Vegas Firm Wants to Make Japan Asia’s Next Gambling Destination
By J.T. Quigley
Japanese Government Panel Likely To Recommend Lifting Collective Defense Ban
By Ankit Panda
Japan's State Secrets Bill Polarizes Society
By Justin McDonnell
Japan’s LDP Mulls Tepco Breakup as Fuel Rods OK’d for Risky Removal
Abe panel suggests that utility is unfit to decommission the stricken plant.
Abe Reassures After Election Victory
Shinzo Abe gets the Upper House victory he wanted, and then moves to reassure voters as to his intentions.
Japan’s Upper House Election
As campaigning gets underway for this month’s Upper House election in Japan, Shinzo Abe’s ruling LDP appears well placed.
Shinzo Abe Returns As Japan’s Prime Minister
Facing a tough economy, demographic challenges and a rising China, Japan’s parliament makes it official.
The Bullies of Beijing: China's Image Problem
Actions by the People’s Republic — intentional or not — have created the worst regional environment for China since Tiananmen.
Japan’s Future in the Balance
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has a chance to rescue Japan’s economy with a key free trade agreement. Failure to seize it could result in terminal decline.
Building a New DPJ
Yoshihiko Noda faces plenty of challenges as Japan’s new prime minister. The most immediate is choosing his new government.
Japan’s Poisoned Chalice
New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda faces a deeply divided party and dysfunctional system.