Menu
Search
The Japan Times
  • Subscribe
    Digital Print
  • Login
  • My Account
 
July 20, 2025
The Japan Times
 

Subscribe

Digital Print
  • Japan elections
  • Trump tariffs
  • Latest News

Today's print edition

Home Delivery

  • JAPAN
    • Politics
    • Society
    • Crime & Legal
    • Science & Health
    • Explainer
    • History
  • WORLD
    • Politics
    • Crime & Legal
    • Science & Health
    • Society
  • ASIA PACIFIC
    • Politics
    • Crime & Legal
    • Science & Health
    • Society
  • BUSINESS
    • Companies
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Tech
  • SPORTS
    • Sumo
    • Soccer
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Tennis
    • Olympics
    • More sports
  • OPINION
    • Editorials
    • Commentary
  • Environment
    • CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Energy
    • SUSTAINABILITY
    • WILDLIFE
    • EARTH SCIENCE
  • LIFE
    • Travel
    • Digital
    • Food & Drink
    • Style & Design
    • Language
    • Lifestyle
  • CULTURE
    • Film
    • Books
    • Music
    • Art
    • TV & Streaming
    • Stage
    • Entertainment news
  • COMMUNITY
    • Voices
    • Issues
    • How-tos
    • Our Lives
  • My Account
  • My Bookmarks
  • Logout
Subscribe for more access
The Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN

King Abe's Jester

 | ANDREAS LEDERER / WIKICOMMONS
| ANDREAS LEDERER / WIKICOMMONS
SHARE/SAVE
X Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Threads Email Print Bookmark story Bookmark story Copy link
Sep 19, 2015

KEYWORDS

cartoon(https://www.japantimes.co.jp/tag/cartoon), DAHL'S JAPAN(https://www.japantimes.co.jp/tag/dahls-japan), Roger Dahl(https://www.japantimes.co.jp/tag/roger-dahl)
No Image

In a time of both misinformation and too much information,
quality journalism is more crucial than ever.
By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.

SUBSCRIBE NOW

With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.

Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ

  • WHAT’S TRENDING
  •  
  • Editors' Picks
Japanese markets brace for triple whammy if opposition wins big
A Sanseito campaign van in Shinjuku. The populist party is gaining ground and challenging the more centrist parties.
Polls open for key Upper House election that could shake Japanese politics
People vote during Japan's Upper House election at a polling station in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Sunken WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki found off Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands. A team from the U.S. nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust has discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki on the deep seabed off the Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end approaches.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

Our Planet

A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
By Tomoko Otake

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Ishii Iron Works remakes self for workers, new energy
Ishii Iron Works remakes self for workers, new energy

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division.

広告出稿に関するおといあわせはこちらまで

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER

international-reports
  • Bridges by SMS
  • Global Insight
  • GMI Post
  • World Eye Reports

Latest News

Experiential tourism key to driving inbound spending in Japan
2 hours ago
Nepal pavilion finally opens at Osaka Expo
2 hours ago
Japan sees bright future for ultra-thin, flexible solar panels
3 hours ago
Death toll from Vietnam tourist boat accident climbs to at least 38
3 hours ago
Astellas employee won't appeal spying conviction in China
3 hours ago
SUBSCRIBE
In your social network
Stay up to date with us on your social media platform of choice.
Facebook
In your inbox
Get updates, insights and more via our newsletters.
SIGN ME UP SIGN ME UP
  • products & services
  • Print subscriptions
  • Group subscriptions
  • Student subscription
  • JT Digital Archives
  • Epaper Edition
  • RSS feeds
  • help & support
  • Support
  • FAQs
  • Link policy
  • Republishing
  • Contact us
  • about us
  • Company info
  • Privacy policy
  • Link policy
  • Announcements
  • Work with us
  • Advertise with us
  • Press releases
  • our sites
  • The Japan Times Alpha
  • JT Bookclub
  • The Japan Times Jobs
  • Education In Japan
  • Classifieds
  • Public notices
  • Disaster information
  • Comfacts
  • our activities
  • Sustainable Japan
  • Destination Restaurants
  • Satoyama Consortium
  • ESG Consortium
SUBSCRIBE
In your social network
Stay up to date with us on your social media platform of choice.
Facebook
In your inbox
Get updates, insights and more via our newsletters.
SIGN ME UP SIGN ME UP
The Japan Times
THE JAPAN TIMES LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.