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DEMOCRACY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2017
Putting democracy's troubles in context
History shows us that democracy has survived crises far greater than the present moment.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2017
Why Timor-Leste deserves to join ASEAN
Asia's newest country has what it takes to be a cooperative and responsible member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 7, 2017
Japan's shrinking rural population poses a dilemma for democracy
Deep in the Shikoku wilderness, along a steep winding road above a dark green river, sits the tiny village of Okawa. It's located in a region sometimes dubbed by enthusiastic travel writers as the "Tibet of Japan" for its comparative isolation within the mountains.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2017
Macron and the post-revolutionary idea
The key to political novice Emmanuel Macron's success is found far from France — and four decades removed from the present.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2017
How populists win when they lose
The choices made by established conservative elites, as much as the challenges posed by insurgent outsiders, determine the fate of democracy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2017
Learn from us on democracy, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary
Taiwan's president on Sunday offered to help China to transition to democracy, on the 28th anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square, as thousands gathered in Hong Kong for an evening vigil.
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2017
Turkey's slide toward dictatorship
President Erdogan uses a permanent 'state of emergency' to destroy Turkish democracy
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2017
Japan stays 72nd on press freedom list but falls to last in G-7
Japan ranked 72nd on a 2017 list of press freedom around the world — its same overall position from a year earlier — but fell to last among its Group of Seven peers as Italy climbed to 52nd, according to the 180-nation World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders on Wednesday....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2017
The Turkish referendum
A referendum approving amendments to Turkey's constitution will give President Erdogan vast new powers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2017
U.N. experts see 'alarming, undemocratic' U.S. trend against free speech, protest
Nineteen U.S. states have introduced bills that would curb freedom of expression and the right to protest since Donald Trump's election as president, an "alarming and undemocratic" trend, U.N. human rights investigators said on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017
What's wrong with Southeast Asia?
There is no country in Southeast Asia where democracy is really secure.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2017
Political realignment in the era of Trump
With the inauguration of new U.S. President Donald Trump, democratic politics are being confronted with changes of the magnitude that could happen only once in a century.
EDITORIALS
Jan 20, 2017
Crisis in Gambia
Yayha Jammeh, who lost Gambia's presidential election last month, should honor the people's will by stepping down.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2017
Pitfalls of strongman populism
Democratically adopted policies have more staying power than those imposed by autocrats.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2016
Crisis of democratic politics
The Abe administration is also riding on the wave of anti-establishment politics that's sweeping the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 30, 2016
Facing a crisis in democracy
Japan is facing the same risk as the U.S. in the sense that politics of hatred and division prevail as people's lives get worse.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2016
The death of Turkish secularism
Will President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continue to pursue his authoritarian path or will he reach out to his opponents and attempt to bridge the deep fissures in Turkish society?
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 20, 2016
As Turkey fires 50,000 officials, analysts say urge to purge will weaken the state
Fresh from facing down a coup attempt this weekend, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hammered the police, judiciary and civil service so hard that some analysts warn of lasting damage to the state.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2016
Erdogan's judicial purge threatens rule of law
A purged judiciary can be expected to function as a rubber stamp for the government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2016
Chinese newspaper says Brexit vote risky, reflects failings of democracy
An influential Chinese newspaper broke Beijing's Brexit silence on Thursday, saying the United Kingdom will lose global influence if it ditches the European Union.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Confusion over Japan’s ‘hometown’ plan overshadows African development event
First Lady Yoshiko Ishiba (center, in white and blue dress) hosts an event on Japanese culture with the first ladies of African leaders on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Is Kishida plotting a return of the king? Or would he rather stay a kingmaker?
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chairs a plenary session at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.

Podcast

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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