The EU Ambassador H.E. Patricia Flor, sheds light on the recently signed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), the lesser-known Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), data protection, and how Brexit will likely affect EU-Japan relations.
Casino legislation has just passed in the most recent Diet session. Now the bureaucrats must finalize the contents of the basic Integrated Resorts (IRs) regulations.
Election alert: double election in Osaka. As Japan gets ready for the unified local elections, Osaka sees prefecture Governor Matsui
After 8 years, the Fukushima disaster still casts its shadow on Japanese politics. Opinion polls show general opposition to any
On the sidelines of the ASEAN-Russia Summit in Singapore last November, Prime Minister Abe and President Putin both compromised to
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a Jewish global human rights organization based in Los Angeles, California (U.S.). Rabbi Abraham Cooper
In this episode of Mission Japan, we are honored to welcome H.E. Mikhail Galuzin, Russian Ambassador to Japan. We explore the origins of Russo-Japanese relations, the Russian community in Japan and the economic components of a thrilling trading relation. The Ambassador also gives us his insights on the possibility of a future peace treaty agreement and the so-called “Kuril islands issue”, still unresolved with their Japanese counterparts.
With increasing international scrutiny of the Japanese judiciary system due to recent mega scandals, such as the Carlos Ghosn case,
Trade unions and interest groups have a special role within public policy in Japan. Their substantial leverage on governing bodies
The Diet session convened just a few days ago, on January 28th, 2019. It will see only 58 Cabinet-sponsored bills
Startup culture is buzzing, and business between Israel and Japan is flourishing through initiatives such as the Japan-Israel Innovation Network (JIIN).
The 2018 US midterm elections resulted in Democrats securing a majority in the House of Representatives, while Republicans maintained a
The Carlos Ghosn scandal continues, with the former Nissan chairman being rearrested over charges of understated income. The international community
It seems as though Abe’s Team has an allergy to the ‘I’ word: why can’t immigration be called immigration? Days
The Carlos Ghosn arrest: all according to the script? Are foreign CEOs treated differently from Japanese CEOs? Were corporate management
