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SDF 70 yrs on — Expanding Roles / Ex-Commander General: GSDF Will Remain Last Line of Defense; Japan Should Prepare Defenses in “Both North and South”
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Self-Defense Forces, The Yomiuri Shimbun interviewed Koichiro...
July 10, 2024
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SDF 70 yrs on — Expanding Roles / Japan Trains Its Ground Troops to Be Sailors, in Bid to Strengthen SDF’s Transport Network
The Self-Defense Forces were established on July 1, 1954. In the past 70 years, the security situ...
July 10, 2024
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Japan By-Election Shock / Discontent Swirls Around Izumi Leadership as CDPJ Tailwind Lacks Power
CDPJ chief Kenta Izumi grinned from ear to ear as he basked in the adulation being lobbed his way...
May 2, 2024
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By-Election Shock / Moves to Replace Japan PM Kishida Gain Momentum Amid Low Ratings; LDP Heavyweights Eye Candidates for Party Presidency
Moves to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have been gathering momentum behind the scenes, in ...
May 2, 2024
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By-Election Shock / Japan PM Kishida Questioned as ‘Face of Election’; Diet Dissolution in June Still Being Considered
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who also serves as LDP president, expressed a sense of urgency to h...
April 30, 2024
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Hidden funds: Consequences of a corrupt practice / Kishida’s Political Reform Plan Meets Opposition Within LDP; Aso Cautions that Administration Needs Factions’ Support
A strangely tense atmosphere pervaded a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s political r...
January 24, 2024
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Hidden funds: Consequences of a corrupt practice / Loopholes in Political Funds Law Lead to Fundraising Scandal
Every spring, a 64-year-old futon store owner in Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, has visited the local off...
January 23, 2024
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Hidden Funds: Consequences of a Corrupt Practice / Lawmaker Sold Party Tickets to Please Faction, Get Minister Post
Public distrust in politics has grown amid the ongoing scandal involving the creation of hidden fund...
January 23, 2024
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Hidden funds: Consequences of a corrupt practice / Lawmakers from Abe faction ‘called for kickbacks to continue’
nvestigations into a scandal involving revenue from Liberal Democratic Party fundraising parties sta...
January 21, 2024
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Hidden Funds: Consequences of a Corrupt Practice / Abe Faction Lawmakers Relied on ‘Funds Without Receipts’
On May 17, 2022, about 2,800 people gathered at a luxury hotel in Tokyo for a political fundraising ...
January 21, 2024
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Hidden Funds: Consequences of a Corrupt Practice / Kishida Bets on Other Party Factions Disbanding; Disagreements with Aso, Motegi Could Causes Rifts
In light of the scandal over the practice of creating hidden funds through political fundraising par...
January 20, 2024
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Unreported Funds — The dark side of factions / 100-Strong Prosecutor Team Pours Cold Water on Optimistic Mood of Japan’s Political Hub
This is the third and last installment of a series about the dark side of Japan’s political factions...
December 22, 2023
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Unreported Funds — The dark side of factions / Fundraising Party Tickets Sold in Small Lots, Evading Public Disclosure
A male secretary for a mid-level lawmaker who belongs to the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction ...
December 21, 2023
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Unreported Funds — The dark side of factions / Excess Funds Said Returned to Members Since Mid-1990s
About a dozen prosecutors from the special investigative squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecut...
December 20, 2023
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Future World Order: Industrial Policies / As China Hunts For High-Tech Secrets, Lack of Security Clearance
This is the fifth and final installment of a series that reports on security-focused, public-private...
November 6, 2023
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