Shintaro Ishihara

The right-wing politician cites a supposed grammatical error as justification for a new constitution.

The former governor of Tokyo wants to give long-term residents an ultimatum.

As opposition parties continue to split, the LDP seems unlikely to face a unified threat.

More parties are splitting and merging, but none seem able to challenge the LDP.

In the year since Tokyo purchased the islands, China and Japan have avoided escalation. Can that continue?

Naoki Inose has apologized for recent remarks about Islamic nations.

Despite the resignation of the city’s mayor, signs look good for Tokyo to host the 2020 games.

Outspoken Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara calls for Japan to build nuclear weapons to counter a rising China.

Quiz show QI caused controversy after jokes about a survivor of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima attacks. Did it go too far?

Clever media manipulation keeps Tokyo’s controversial governor in the spotlight ahead of the gubernatorial poll.

Frozen out of talks and wanting attention, the Kim regime made a calculated decision to up the ante in 2010, Weston Konishi tells The Diplomat.