Can anyone govern Japan?
Jul 13, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
In office just one month so far, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has already messed up badly. The country is holding upper-house parliamentary elections on July 11, and Kan -- who began his tenure with a relatively buoyant 60 percent approval rating -- has managed to convince voters that his po...Tags: Approval Rating, Japan, Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, Parliamentary Elections, Predecessor, Tenure, Upper House, Yukio
The Perils of Naoto Kan
Jul 8, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
A change in leadership in Japan passes almost un-noticed these days, but the ascension of Naoto Kan to the role of prime minister could have a long-lasting impact on the strategic landscape. Kan is the fifth Japanese prime minister in four years. He takes over from Yukio Hatoyama, who resigned af...Tags: Ascension, Democratic Party, Hamlet, Indecision, Japan, Japanese Prime Minister, Landscape, Leadership, Military Base, Naoto Kan, Newsweek, Okinawa, Perils, Politician, Pragmatism, Relocation, Sensitive Issue, Tar Baby, Wilier, Yukio
Yeo Andrew - Anti-Base Movements in South Korea: Comparative Perspective on the Asia-Pacific 韓国における反基地運動——アジア太平洋にかんする比較的考察
Jun 19, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
Anti-Base Movements in South Korea: Comparative Perspective on the Asia-Pacific Andrew Yeo Much recent discussion on anti-base opposition in the Asia-Pacific has focused on island-wide protests against the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma.1 By uniting in mass demons...Tags: Andrew Yeo, Asia Pacific, Campaign Pledge, Comparative Perspective, Japan Base, Japan Relations, Japanese Government, Marine Corps Air, Marine Corps Air Station, Mass Demonstrations, Nbsp, Okinawa, Protests, Relocation, Scrutiny, South Korea, Submarine, Torpedo, Warship, Yukio
‘Japan Week’ kicks off at Shanghai Expo, Hatoyama celebrates
Jun 12, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
The Shanghai World Expo marked "Japan Day" on Saturday, commencing a weeklong series of events to introduce classical and contemporary Japanese arts and culture to visitors from China and other parts of the world. In his capacity as special envoy for Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, former Prim...Tags: Arts And Culture, China Industry, China Pavilion, Chinese Officials, Conservatory Of Music, Cultural Diplomacy, Former Prime Minister, Japan Industry, Japanese Arts, Japanese Prime Minister, Japanese Singer, Osaka, Shanghai Conservatory Of Music, Shanghai World Expo, Tanimura, Weeklong Series, Yukio
Kan Cabinet’s support rate at 60% or higher: newspapers
Jun 10, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
The public support rate for new Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet stood at 60 percent or higher, with his ruling Democratic Party of Japan gaining popularity ahead of the upcoming upper house election, opinion polls by major dailies showed Thursday. The Asahi Shimbun said the support rate for th...Tags: Asahi Shimbun, Dailies, Democratic Party, Disapproval, Japan, Naoto Kan, New Prime Minister, Newspapers, Opinion Polls, Poll, Popularity, Predecessor, Resignation, Upper House Election, Yukio
Japan PM unveils new cabinet
Jun 8, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
Japan's new centre-left Prime Minister Naoto Kan unveiled his cabinet Tuesday and vowed to create a "vigorous country", restore its public finances and mend strained US relations. Kan, a one-time left-wing activist who takes over as Japan's fifth premier in four years, was later sworn in by Emper...Tags: Activist, Airbase, Akihito, Emperor Akihito, Japan, Militia, Naoto Kan, New Cabinet, Nine Months, One Time, Predecessor, Prime Minister, Public Finances, Resignation, Ties, Yukio
Japan leader’s flamboyant shirt inspires copies
May 26, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama likes to wear flamboyant clothes. But his latest quirky shirt has gone further than any before - inspiring a copy that went on sale Wednesday for $500 apiece. The replica is yellow on one arm, blue on the other, red in front and checkered all over. Hatoyama'...Tags: Barbecue, Flamboyant Clothes, Heading, Hero, Japan Fashion, Japanese Prime Minister, Prime Minister Of Japan, Yukio
Japan PM’s coalition strained by US base deal
May 25, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama faced a fresh political headache Tuesday when a left-leaning coalition partner attacked his plan to allow a US airbase to be relocated within Okinawa island. Social Democrat leader Mizuho Fukushima, who has threatened to leave the ruling coalition over the co...Tags: Afp, Coalition Partner, Consumer Affairs, Contentious Issue, Fukushima, Headache, Japan, Mizuho, Okinawa Island, Prime Minister, Social Democrat Leader, State Minister, Yukio
Hatoyama backs use of separate surnames by married couples
Feb 16, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Tuesday that he supports the idea of allowing people to retain their surnames after getting married, at a time when one Cabinet minister has expressed strong opposition, threatening the passage of a related bill that will likely be submitted to the current Diet ...Tags: Cabinet Minister, Diet, Japanese Leader, Married Couples, Opposition, People, Prime Minister, Surnames, Tuesday Evening, Yukio
Olympics: Japan PM to make final pitch for Tokyo ‘green Games’
Sep 28, 2009 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will push Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Summer Games at an International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting in Copenhagen this week, his spokesman said Monday. In the Danish capital on Friday, some 100 IOC members will vote to choose the host from among Chica...Tags: 2016 Summer Games, Bid, Copenhagen This Week, Danish Capital, Games Japan, Green Games, International Olympic Committee, Ioc Members, Madrid, New Prime Minister, Olympics, Pitch, Rio De Janeiro, Spokesman, Tokyo Japan, Vote, Yukio
