Japan Analysis – La Lettre du Japon has been a pioneering news bulletin on current political, economic and security debates in Japan and within its decision-making circles, placing those issues in their national context and in their historical background. While identifying new trends and current affairs in Japan, the authors go beyond the news to offer readers a tool for assessing the deep structural mutations, sometimes unfamiliar to the public, of the third economic power.
Summary – ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AFFAIRS – Growing confusion in domestic politics Continuity in post-Obama relations with the United States – POINTS OF VIEW ON CURRENT AFFAIRS – Nakagawa Hidenao and Tahara Sôichirô, “In the next elections, I will propose…
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – Asô steps back and feels his way, while the number of his opponents increases The global financial crisis and Japan’s social situation (Bernard Thomann) – POINTS OF NEWS – Ishida Hidetaka, Sugita Atsushi, “How…
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – The government changes but questions still remain The Japanese markets feel the effects of the financial crisis (Claire Largent) – POINTS OF NEWS – Tanaka Akihiko, Okamoto Yukio, “Can the world co-exist with China?”…
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – Japan-China relations warmer still The government manages to push through the Diet a series of tax laws A limited reform of the civil service – POINTS OF NEWS – Hatoyama Yûkio, “Behind…
Summary – ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AFFAIRS – The renewal of the fuel-tax bill in question International and local negotiations regarding the cost and reorganisation of US bases in Japan Reforming the ministry for Defense – PERSPECTIVES ON CURRENT AFFAIRS – …
Summary – ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AFFAIRS – A political crisis? Pressing a bill to replace the 2001 counterterrorism legislation A shift in Japan’s North Korea policy Mr. Fukuda’s China diplomacy – PERSPECTIVES ON CURRENT AFFAIRS – Ozawa Ichirô, “The immediate…
Summary – ANALYSES OF CURRENT AFFAIRS – An unprecedented defeat in the Senate elections A succession of scandals had tarnished the Premier minister’s image Mr. Abe gives up trying to reach an understanding with the opposition and prefers resignation The…