Eine neue Folge unseres Podcasts "Japan und dann das" ist fertig und veröffentlicht. Es geht erneut um die Vereinigungskirche. Wenn Sie Lust haben... Erholsame Feiertage!

Komeito's Yamaguchi once again on a diplomatic mission (without formally being a member of the government). LDP PM's have dispatched Komeito politicians to do (tricky) foreign policy on quite a few occassions in the past. This time Yamaguchi talked to South Korean president Yoon.

Abe's offices in his electoral district in Yamaguchi are now formally closed. The leadership of his support organization (kôenkai) is looking into nominating Shimonoseki city council member Yoshida Shinji as successor and candidate for the Lower House by-election.

Commentary | Axel Klein (Uni Duisburg-Essen @unidue.bsky.social) gauges how the fallout of the Abe assassination will impact LDP junior coalition partner Kōmeitō: "One of the benefits [of being junior partner] is the option to hide behind the senior partner...exceptions are rare." criticalasianstudies.org/commentary/202…

Another campaign poster from my "collection", this one from 1996. Remember the New Frontier Party? Only existed for about three years...

📢The first talk of 2023 is coming soon!😀👇 🗣️ Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan by Axel Klein Axel Klein (University of Duisburg-Essen) 📅Date: February 10th (Friday), 10:00-12:00 (France) / 18:00-20:00 (Japan) ➡️ seiji.hypotheses.org/664

Abe on the Moritomo case: In a new book called “Abe Shinzô – Memoirs” 「安倍晋三　回顧録」the former PM is quoted as: “The possibility the MoF tried to trip me up is not zero.” Abe thought that his decision to postpone the consumption tax rise had made him unpopular in the MoF.

Die aktuelle Folge unseres Podcasts „Japan und dann das“ sucht nach der „lost generation“ (ロスジェネ) auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. Mit überraschendem Ergebnis und Bedarf zur Selbstreflexion. Wenn Sie Lust haben…

産経新聞。

Sankei Shinbun reports that according to a 関係者 Okawa Ryuho, founder and leader of the religion 幸福の科学, has died.

Mainstream-Medien und ihre Berichterstattung über Fukushima ist das Kernthema unserer neuen Podcast-Folge „Japan und dann das“ (#05). Wenn Sie Lust haben…

Publication alert! Neuer Sammelband mit Beiträgen der IN-EAST Professoren Thomas Heberer, Axel Klein und Hannes B. Mosler

Top article on Reddit's Worldnews subreddit filled with discussions of the incredible fees demanded by major publishers. Reminder that we make no money off what we publish in journals, nor have I met a single academic who thinks the system is good. Hope something changes.

Die junge und die alte Seite der demographischen Medaille sind Gesprächsthemen in unserer neuen Podcast-Folge „Japan und dann das“ (#06). Wenn Sie Lust haben…

新作リリース: Podcast „Japan und dann das:“ Folge 8: Klima, weniger schlecht. Jetzt auf den üblichen Kanälen erhältlich.