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Taro Aso
February 26, 2020
At G20 Finance Meeting, Japan Sticks to Optimism Despite Viral Outbreak
By Mina Pollmann
Japan's finance minister and central bank head both downplayed the economic impact from coronavirus.
July 26, 2019
What Japan's Elections Tell Us About a Post-Abe LDP
By Mina Pollmann
The results were an indication of ballot box strength, but Abe's pending Cabinet reshuffle will be equally telling.
September 23, 2018
After the Presidential Election, What Next for Abe and the LDP?
By Thisanka Siripala
After a sweeping victory against a rival LDP member, Abe secures a new 3 year term as party leader -- and prime minister.
July 28, 2018
Large and in Charge: Who is Taro Aso?
By Emese Schwarcz
Controversy has surrounded Japanese Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso ever since he entered politics.
April 27, 2018
Japan’s Finance Ministry Sexual Harassment Scandal Sparks National Wake Up Call
By Thisanka Siripala
While the government wraps its head around sexual misconduct embroiling a finance official, social unrest deepens.
March 15, 2018
Will Mounting Pressure to Sack Finance Minister Aso Spell the End for PM Abe?
By Thisanka Siripala
Aso’s political career hangs by a thread after admitting the ministry tampered with a report on the Moritomo Gakuen scandal.
August 17, 2017
What's China's View On Abe’s Latest Cabinet Reshuffle?
By Pengqiao Lu
Compared to the past, China has been relatively restrained in its criticism of Abe.
August 05, 2017
Abe's Cabinet Reshuffle, Explained
By Michael MacArthur Bosack
Despite a drastic public opinion slide, Abe's new cabinet was remarkably consistent.
May 11, 2017
The Asian Development Bank Adjusts to the Age of AIIB and Trump
By Mina Pollmann
First, China's challenger bank arose. Now, Japan has to deal with lack of U.S. interest in the ADB.
June 11, 2015
The Latest Sign of a China-Japan Thaw
By Shannon Tiezzi
For the first time in three years, China and Japan held a bilateral finance dialogue.
November 17, 2014
Japan’s G20 Scorecard
By Clint Richards
Japanese officials conduct a full-court press on the last leg of their multilateral tour.
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