
Japanese Politics Updates – March 15, 2026
Good morning, and welcome to the recap of Episode 266 of Japanese Politics One-on-One, broadcast March 15. Mid-March along the

Good morning, and welcome to the recap of Episode 266 of Japanese Politics One-on-One, broadcast March 15. Mid-March along the

Good morning, and welcome to the recap of Episode 265 of Japanese Politics One-on-One, broadcast live on March 8. March in

Good morning, and welcome to the recap of Episode 264 of Japanese Politics One-on-One, broadcast live on March 1 from the

Good morning from the deck of Gryms. For the first time in weeks, I was able to broadcast outside. The

Weekly Briefing Synopsis Good morning, and welcome to the recap of Japanese Politics One-on-One, Episode 262, broadcast on Sunday, February 15. A
Election Day in Tokyo — and Nothing About Today Feels “Normal” Today is February 8, and it is election day — with snow
Five Years In — And the Pace Is No Longer Incremental This week’s episode marked our fifth anniversary, opened with

The week’s program comes at a watershed moment. Japan is not merely “entering an election cycle,” but executing a forced

This week has been a part of a broader acceleration in global change, with Japan moving through a period of

Good morning, and welcome to this recap of our Sunday morning weekly broadcast. This week’s briefing emerges from inside the

Good morning, and Happy New Year. Episode 256 opened the year with Japan officially still in Oshōgatsu mode, but with the undercurrents
Final Briefing of the Year Good morning, and welcome to the recap of Japanese Politics One-on-One, Episode 255 — our final briefing

Weekly Briefing Synopsis Good morning, and welcome to the recap of Japanese Politics One-on-One, Episode 254 — broadcast from the cabin

Good morning, and welcome to the recap of Japanese Politics One-on-One, Episode 253, broadcast on a bitterly cold & wet December

Good morning, and welcome to the recap of Japanese Politics One-on-One, Episode 252, broadcast Sunday morning from below decks on Gryms, my