Shigeru Ishiba

Articles Reviews

The Geopolitics of Godzilla

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China, Russia and North Korea could be considered three Godzillas, a large one, a medium-sized one and a small but vicious one.

Politics Reflections

Six Reasons Why Shinzo Abe Could Make Another Comeback

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Japan handles political transitions with enviable speed and lack of drama

Articles Politics

Secrets of the Abe Ascendancy

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Prime Ministers came and went with such frequency that they were likened to karaoke singers taking turns at the microphone.

Articles Finance Politics

Abexit – How Much Would It Matter?

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Japanese scandals are never about what they appear to be about. To quote a proverb, “the hidden side has a hidden side of its own.”

Articles Politics

Trump’s Path to the Nobel Prize

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Beijing ordered dramatic cuts in fuel, food and maintenance supplies to North Korea earlier this year

Articles Finance Politics

Can Abe Get His Mojo Back?

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“Opposition” does not refer to minority parties in parliament, who remain irrelevant, but hardliners in the bureaucracy and their supporters