Hanako Okada Beat the Odds to Upend a Male Political Dynasty in Japan
[ad_1] Last summer, Hanako Okada, a Tokyo lawyer and mother of two young children, started to plan a campaign for Parliament from the northern rural district where she spent her…
Shigeru Ishiba Wins Vote to Remain as Japan’s Prime Minister
[ad_1] Despite leading his party to big losses in a snap general election last month, Shigeru Ishiba, the prime minister of Japan, won a vote in Parliament on Monday to…
Is This Vibrant Democracy in Japan, or Has the Circus Come to Town?
[ad_1] When voters in Tokyo cast their ballot for governor of the world's largest city on Sunday, they were spoiled for choice.Fifty-six candidates contended for the office, a record. One…