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Former British Prime Minister David Cameron (right) and former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg are both experiencing a revival in U.K. political and business circles.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2024
Has the U.K. learned nothing from Brexit?
The current success of David Cameron and Nick Clegg in the U.K. suggests that the country ¡ª and the world ¡ª have learned little from populism¡¯s rise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2020
World¡¯s populists may regret their embrace of Trump
The likes of Putin, Bolsonaro and Erdogan may be about to see an end to their years as part of a U.S.-led strongman brotherhood.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2020
A virus to kill populism, or make it stronger?
Will the pandemic makes or break the populist leaders that the last global crisis gave rise to?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2019
East Asia¡¯s political vulnerability
To avoid Latin America-style political crises, East Asian governments must ensure that their economic policies support equitable growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2019
Beautiful harmony in an angry world
The internet, which was going to bring citizen liberation, has ushered in forces of social disintegration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 27, 2019
What¡¯s behind Japan¡¯s political stability?
A majority of the Japanese electorate is quite sensible supporting a realistic security agenda and a moderately liberal economic and social agenda.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2019
Boris Johnson and the triumph of gullibility?
New research suggests a startling explanation for the recent success of populist politicians.
Japan Times
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Jun 1, 2019
Is disgust with the status quo now feeding nostalgia for the past?
Bulgarian scholar Ivan Krastev, in an interview with the Asahi Shimbun published in March, compared the restless discontent of the 1960s with that of today. Fifty years ago, he said, disgust with the status quo fed hope for the future. Today it feeds nostalgia for the past.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2019
Springtime for nationalism?
The term ¡®populism¡¯ does not capture what is really at stake in national and regional elections around the world this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2019
Technocracy replaces philosophy
In much of Asia, the left-right ideological struggle is over and it is technocracy and technology that now reign supreme.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2019
Democracy in a self-contradictory trap
Populism is the Achilles heel of democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2019
Trump, Macron and the poverty of liberalism
If liberals want to defeat populists, there is only one route: Regain the trust of the voters that form much of their base.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2019
Politics, economics and carbon in 2019
As 2019 begins, leaders must focus on bread-and-butter domestic issues, while moving toward more flexible and decentralized political models capable of governing diverse populations.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2018
Urban-rural chasm defines new Western political divide
Left-right populism is fueling the Western political divide.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2018
Is pensioner populism here to stay?
Western democracies are feeling the political consequences of population aging.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 15, 2018
Italy¡¯s Matteo Salvini condemned as racist for moving migrants from ¡®model¡¯ town
Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Sunday defended his decision to move hundreds of migrants out of a southern Italian town widely seen as a model of successful integration as opposition groups accused him of racism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2018
The hard work of constructing a Liberalism 3.0
A look back by The Economist shows that the problem is not the past, it¡¯s the future.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2018
Why is the center-left receding worldwide?
Parties on both the left and right in developing countries have entered into a chaotic age.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2018
2019 Canada election will be fight against polarization, Trudeau warns
Justin Trudeau said the 2019 Canadian election will be a contrast between his Liberal Party¡¯s push for a cleaner environment and fighting inequality, and Conservatives who¡¯ll attempt to exploit divisions created by a global wave of populism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2018
Two pioneers in the new politics
Britain¡¯s Boris Johnson and America¡¯s Alex Jones work to create and further the themes and dramas of contemporary populism.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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