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Taro Kono, Japan’s Most Popular Prime Minister Candidate, Far From a Shoo-In

September 28, 2021September 29, 2021MOTOKO RICHComments Off on Taro Kono, Japan’s Most Popular Prime Minister Candidate, Far From a Shoo-In

Taro Kono has by far the highest poll numbers of any candidate to lead the governing Liberal Democrats. But party elders don’t think so highly of him.

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Sanae Takaichi Hopes to Be Japan’s First Female Leader

September 19, 2021September 20, 2021Motoko Rich, Makiko Inoue and Hikari HidaComments Off on Sanae Takaichi Hopes to Be Japan’s First Female Leader

If Sanae Takaichi wins, it would be a milestone for the country. But some feminists hope that doesn’t happen.

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Your Monday Briefing

September 5, 2021Amelia NierenbergComments Off on Your Monday Briefing

Thailand protests Covid-19 failures.

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Olympics Gave Hope to Japan’s L.G.B.T.Q. Activists. But Old Prejudices Die Hard.

June 5, 2021Motoko Rich and Hikari HidaComments Off on Olympics Gave Hope to Japan’s L.G.B.T.Q. Activists. But Old Prejudices Die Hard.

Legislation labeling discrimination “unacceptable” has been blocked by conservative lawmakers, showing how far the country has to go to fulfill the goal of equality enshrined in the Olympic charter.

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Olympics Chief Said Sorry for Demeaning Women. In Japan, That’s Often Enough.

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021Motoko Rich, Makiko Inoue and Hikari HidaComments Off on Olympics Chief Said Sorry for Demeaning Women. In Japan, That’s Often Enough.

Yoshiro Mori’s resistance to calls for his resignation shows the power of a male-dominated old guard that is mostly unaccountable to public opinion.

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Olympics Chief Said Sorry for Demeaning Women. In Japan, That’s Often Enough.

February 9, 2021Motoko Rich, Makiko Inoue and Hikari HidaComments Off on Olympics Chief Said Sorry for Demeaning Women. In Japan, That’s Often Enough.

Yoshiro Mori’s resistance to calls for his resignation shows the power of a male-dominated old guard that is mostly unaccountable to public opinion.

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Japan’s New Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Picks His Cabinet

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020MOTOKO RICHComments Off on Japan’s New Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Picks His Cabinet

Yoshihide Suga’s status quo cabinet suggested that he was rewarding the factions inside his party that had helped him become prime minister.

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Yoshihide Suga Set to Become Japan’s Next Prime Minister

September 14, 2020September 16, 2020MOTOKO RICH and MAKIKO INOUEComments Off on Yoshihide Suga Set to Become Japan’s Next Prime Minister

Yoshihide Suga’s years as a shadow power in Japanese politics left him a bit of a cipher. Now he is emerging to take control of the world’s third-largest economy at a time of deep uncertainty.

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Party Insiders Put Yoshihide Suga on Brink of Being Japan’s Prime Minister

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020Ben Dooley and Makiko InoueComments Off on Party Insiders Put Yoshihide Suga on Brink of Being Japan’s Prime Minister

In an emergency vote restricted to members of Parliament and select delegates, the governing party overwhelmingly backed the leading symbol of continuity from Shinzo Abe’s premiership.

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In Japan, Shinzo Abe’s Replacement Faces Daunting Challenges

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020MOTOKO RICHComments Off on In Japan, Shinzo Abe’s Replacement Faces Daunting Challenges

The coronavirus, a tanking economy, an aggressive China, a postponed Olympics, a U.S. election: That’s just the start. And any successor will confront those challenges without having the stature of Shinzo Abe.

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