First Cabinet Exit, Fresh Allegation Good morning from Habu, the circular port at the southern tip of Oshima Island. The

    Farm Minister in the Hot Seat Good day. I am reporting from the tip of the Yokohama Peninsula,

Weekly Briefing Synopsis The Emperor Crosses the Moat: 69 Days, Three Ministers, and a Yen in the Upper 157s Good

Good day from the home office. I am off the boat for the first time in a long stretch. We

Why Access Isn’t the Same as Traction I have spent most of a working life in Japan on a problem

Below Decks in Katsuyama: Continuity in the Cabinet, Ishin Takes a Chair, and New York Before Xi Good day from

On Deck in Katsuyama: Koja Takes Okinawa, the Yen Holds the 153s, and the Cabinet Turns Over Good day from

Below Decks in Katsuyama: The Alliance Comes Apart, the Yen Jumps to 156, and Okinawa Goes to the Vote Good

The Questions That Keep Long-Term Resident Awake At Night By Timothy Langley I have advised many long-term residents in this

Last Briefing of August: Personnel Season Opens, Okinawa Goes Live, and the Yen Returns to 160 Good day from Misaki,

Final Installment in a Four-Part Series By Timothy Langley — Tokyo Japan’s countryside is thinning. Abandoned houses, empty streets, and

Weekly Briefing Synopsis Takaichi Administration: Dog-Days Quiet, Reshuffle Jockeying, and a Northern Territories Signal Good day from Katsuyama, in port

  Weekly Briefing Synopsis Takaichi Administration: War Anniversary Restraint, Tax-Cut Arithmetic, and a Northern Territories Signal Good day from Katsuyama.

    Takaichi Administration: Obon Reflections, Yen Intervention, and Old-Guard Friction Good day from the port of Misaki, at the

    Good day, and welcome to the recap of the 286th episode of Japanese Politics One-on-One. I am reporting