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Posted inJapan

Japan’s new right marching in a muscular direction

by Jake Adelstein November 26, 2021December 1, 2021

TOKYO – In the lower house elections of the Japanese parliament, held on November 31, the biggest surprise was the impressive showing of a hitherto unheralded right-wing party. The conservative, populist Japan Innovation Party, or Ishin no Kai, nearly quadrupled their seats from 11 to 41. That result makes the JIP the third largest political […]

Members of Japan's Self-Defence Forces' airborne troops stand at attention during the annual SDF ceremony at Asaka Base. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Posted inOpinion

Japan’s new assertiveness re-energizes its territorial disputes

by Mark Valencia August 17, 2021August 20, 2021
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Japan’s deep-right has more tongue than teeth

by Andrew Salmon July 22, 2021July 23, 2021
The USS Ronald Reagan, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz Strike Groups transit in the Western Pacific with ships from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force on November 12, 2017. Photo: AFP/US Navy/Anthony Rivera
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Hard strategic realities keep US and Japan apart

by Andrew Salmon April 16, 2021April 18, 2021

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