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Obama In Flux

William Bradley | Posted 11.14.2009 | World

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William Bradley

As he embarks on his first big trip to Asia, President Barack Obama's strategies are in flux in many areas.

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The 'Ozawa Girls': Politics Meets Porn In Japan

GlobalPost | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

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NAGOYA, Japan -- When Kayoko Isogai got the call from high-ranking officials at the Democratic Party of Japan asking her to stand for a seat in the na...

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Japan's New Government Faces Dire Economic Challenge

Sheldon Filger | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Japanese Economy, Democratic Party of Japan, Hirohisa Fuji, Yukio Hatoyama, World News
Sheldon Filger

With Japan's export machine badly hurt due to the global contraction in trade, the agenda of the new power elite in Tokyo risks a double-dip recession.

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Japan's New Era

Sunil Chacko | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

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Sunil Chacko

The landslide victory of Dr. Yukio Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to effect change in the way Japan does business.

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Dealing with the New Japan: Washington Won't Take "No" for an Answer

Doug Bandow | Posted 10.18.2009 | World

Read More: Mutual Defense Treaty, Liberal Democratic Party, Yukio Hatoyama, Democratic Party of Japan, Military Spending, Obama Administration, U.S.-Japan Alliance, Japan, World News
Doug Bandow

Only slightly less unhappy than the LDP dinosaurs who misruled Japan for so long are U.S. policymakers, who have grown used to Tokyo playing the role of pliant ally, backing American priorities and hosting its bases.

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The Potential Cost of Political Paralysis: The Lesson of Japan

Rob Shapiro | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Administration, Japan, Health Care, Climate Change, Japan Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan, Politics News
Rob Shapiro

Ask yourself, what powerful popular forces could be unleashed here if another presidency cannot reform our dysfunctional health care system, restore rising wages, and take steps to preserve the climate?

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New Japan, New Asia?

John Feffer | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

Read More: Hatoyama, Democratic Party of Japan, Japan, Dpj, Kuniko Tanioka, World News
John Feffer

Japan might become the first country to implement a post-meltdown economic policy to humanize globalization and drive a stake through casino capitalism in a way that Obama hasn't.

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Japanese Elections Could Reconfigure Japan-U.S. Alliance: Analysis

Global Post | Justin McCurry | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

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TOKYO -- If the polls are correct and Japanese voters put an opposition party in power on Aug. 30, the consequences will be felt well beyond the cou...

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Japan: Opposition Promises To Stand Up To America

AP | JAY ALABASTER | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

Read More: Japan, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Japan Politics, Democratic Party of Japan, Japan Opposition, Liberal Democratic Party, Taro Aso, Katsuya Okada, World News

TOKYO — Japan's main opposition party said Monday that if it comes to power in this month's elections it will confront the United States on key ...

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