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The latest news and top stories on Michael Cucek, an Assistant Professor of Asian Studies at Temple University's Japan Campus and a Research Associate at MIT’s Center for International Studies.
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Japan’s Trump tariff deal faces climate backlash over projects’ 20% carbon surge
Campaigners said the three US projects could generate greenhouse gas emissions equal to about 20 per cent of Japan’s annual total.
14 Apr 2026 - 9:34AM
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Trump’s ‘wind-up doll’? Japan’s PM faces backlash over White House fawning
24 Mar 2026 - 6:45PM
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Okinawa voters shift away from concerns over US military presence
17 Feb 2026 - 11:05AM
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Japan’s Takaichi faces uphill task in election as opposition unites
Takaichi’s LDP is expected to lose millions of votes as Komeito allies with the CDP after ending its coalition with the ruling party.
15 Jan 2026 - 5:31PM
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Why talk of a Japanese nuclear option is resurfacing – and why it alarms critics
Conservatives are calling for a rethink of nuclear taboos, while critics warn of risks to the global non-proliferation regime.
3 Jan 2026 - 3:00PM
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Takaichi is shaping up as Japan’s Thatcher. How long can she last?
The prime minister has defied the odds by winning back LDP voters with sweeping immigration, economic policies and a tough stance on Beijing.
31 Dec 2025 - 4:35PM
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Japan’s retreat from global health funding hands China diplomatic opening
Tokyo’s over 52 per cent funding cut to a global body fighting Aids and malaria risks damaging its hard-won reputation as a ‘peace nation’.
15 Dec 2025 - 3:08PM
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From ‘love hotel’ meetings to abuse, Japanese politicians get mired in scandals
Among them, Mayor Akira Ogawa has refuted reports of her impropriety, saying her ‘love hotel’ check-ins with a male colleague involved work.
15 Oct 2025 - 12:40PM
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Japan is getting a new leader, but her government could be over before it begins
Sanae Takaichi’s hardline views on immigration and wartime history have put her at odds with the ruling LDP’s long-time coalition partner.
7 Oct 2025 - 8:00AM
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Japan’s Komeito party facing ‘existential crisis’ after bruising election defeat
Observers say its ageing support base and weakened alliance with the ruling LDP have left the faith-linked party in political limbo.
15 Sep 2025 - 8:00AM
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Japan’s long-dominant LDP in turmoil after far-right groups surge in polls
Internal rivals and a resurgent nationalist right are jeopardising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s already precarious position.
22 Jul 2025 - 9:55AM
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