Many women find the prime minister’s long hours relatable, but this risks normalising the gendered stereotypes many women quietly endure on a daily basis.
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A diplomatic gesture from Japan was meant to strengthen ties, but Anthony Albanese’s joke has instead raised questions about taste, respect and political judgement.
Japan’s leader says the country needs a stronger military. This has prompted deep reflection and fierce debate about the country’s post-war legacy.
Anti-Japanese sentiment aside, China’s diplomatic strategy has moved past ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy.
Article Nine of Japan’s constitution explicitly forbids it from going to war.
The new Japanese leader is boosting defence spending, strengthening the military and even potentially revising Japan’s pacifist constitution.
Japan’s ruling LDP has secured an outright majority in the lower house of parliament, enabling the party to implement its agenda.
Improving living standards in a country with a rapidly shrinking workforce and ageing population will test Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s political skills.
While diplomatic tensions between the two countries are not new, both have little to gain from the current dispute subsiding.
In a world beset by conflict in the Middle East and an enduring war in Ukraine, tensions are again heating up in East Asia. Will cooler heads prevail?
While the row between China and Japan is escalating, there is cause for optimism.
Takaichi has pledged to revive Shinzo Abe’s economic vision of high public spending and cheap borrowing.
Shibuya’s mayor is urging people not to gather for Halloween amid concerns about rowdy behaviour and rising visitor numbers.
Sanae Takaichi has voiced anti-immigrant policies at a time when Japan’s population continues to fall, threatening economic stagnation.
The rise of Japan’s first female leader is being hailed as a transformative moment for Japan. But in truth it may be more adaptation than reinvention.
Ishiba inherited a deeply troubled party. Whoever succeeds him will need to restore public trust, or the party may fall victim to its own dominance.
Despite the sluggish vaccine rollout, Suga’s party, the LDP, is still favoured to retain power in this year’s general election, meaning whoever wins the party leadership contest will likely remain PM.
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