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Future leaders of Japan, the Lisbon Treaty anniversary and how spooks are coming out of the shadows.

  • Issue #129
  • 4 min read
A side profile portrait of a woman in a light blazer with pearl earrings, looking into the distance against a soft urban backdrop.
Politics

Tipping point

In Japan, communism is not a dirty word. A top-selling newspaper and donation at the municipal level herald a decisive moment for this leftist, pacifist party.

  • Issue #129
  • 7 min read
Japanese Communist Party politicians campaign from the roof of a van outside a busy urban train station.
Politics

Against the grain

Renho Murata is the leader of Japan’s opposition. She talks economics, migration and why she won’t be ‘getting the saké’.

  • Issue #102
  • 4 min read
Against the grain
Urbanism

Charm offensive

Tokyo may be peaceful, but its governor is certainly not. In a candid interview, Shintaro Ishihara explains his views on his city’s traffic, its modern appearance and Japan's kamikaze pilots.

  • Issue #6
  • 9 min read
Charm offensive

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