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Japan’s confused debate about the TPP
Author: Corey Wallace, University of Auckland Public debate surrounding Japan’s proposed entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) remains as heated and confused as ever. The rhetoric is...
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Why the TPP will not be Noda’s next big challenge
Author: Corey Wallace, University of Auckland International expectations of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s administration have increased greatly since his recent success in the battle to...
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Japan and China will be fine… for now
Author: Corey Wallace, University of Auckland Much concern has been expressed in recent days about the danger that Chinese and Japanese nationalism poses to peace in East Asia. But there is a need to...
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Japan’s war potential and the case of the Izumo ‘destroyer’
Author: Corey Wallace, University of Auckland On 6 August 2013 the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) unveiled its new helicopter ‘destroyer’, the Izumo (22DDH). Considerable media and...
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Evolution, not revolution, for Japan’s military posture
Author: Corey Wallace, University of Auckland On 1 July the Abe Cabinet announced that the Japanese government would change the conditions for the mobilisation of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) for...
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Japan’s snap election won’t ease Abe’s woes
Author: Corey Wallace, ANU When Abe dissolved the lower house on 21 November 2014 and called a snap election for December, top leaders in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and New Komeito identified...
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Can Japan’s opposition parties compete?
Author: Corey Wallace, Free University of Berlin On 10 July, Japan will hold its upper house elections with half of its seats to be contested. This will be the first time that 18 and 19 year-old...
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Koike’s challenge to Japan’s political status quo
Author: Corey Wallace, Free University of Berlin Japan’s self-styled governance reformers have attempted to knit themselves into Japan’s political fabric in different ways over the last 15 years. But...
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Losing hope in Japan’s snap election
Author: Corey Wallace, Free University of Berlin After months of doubts about his long-term viability as prime minister, Shinzo Abe’s national approval ratings began trending upwards in August 2017....
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Tough fights await Abe
Author: Corey Wallace, Free University of Berlin This month Shinzo Abe and Shigeru Ishiba face off for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidency and Japan’s prime ministership. Polls suggest that...
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Negotiating political uncertainties in Japan
Author: Corey Wallace, Free University Berlin Japan began 2018 well-positioned to enjoy broad-based policy and political continuity. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had just seen off an initially strong...
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Abe faces obstacles to domination of Japan’s Upper House
Author: Corey Wallace, Free University Berlin The last three Upper House elections Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has faced as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party have been symbolic. In 2007 he...
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Who wins from the Tokyo Olympics going ahead
Author: Corey Wallace, Kanagawa University Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics have cast a shadow over Japan’s COVID-19 response. Critics — including a former Japanese prime...
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Kishida’s opportunity to shake up Japanese defence policy
Author: Corey Wallace, Kanagawa University Throughout 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida downplayed his reputation as a defence dove ahead of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential...
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