Shinzo Abe’s new job as Prime Minister of Japan will take a big turn in the upcoming week. The
ordinary session of the Diet opens this Thursday, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to lay
out his vision in a speech on Friday. Garrett and Ken have singled out seven items that could become
[...]
 

Shinzo Abe’s new job as Prime Minister of Japan will take a big turn in the upcoming week. The
ordinary session of the Diet opens this Thursday, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to lay
out his vision in a speech on Friday. Garrett and Ken have singled out seven items that could become
[...] (hide)
 

Seijigiri returns after a long winter break. Garrett and Ken are back and are joined once again by
special guest Albrecht Stahmer. This edition of Seijigiri, a podcast focusing on Japanese politics,
brings a special discussion on the issues that promise to shape Japan’s political discourse
over the coming year. Garrett, Ken and Albrecht discuss Prime [...]
 

Seijigiri returns after a long winter break. Garrett and Ken are back and are joined once again by
special guest Albrecht Stahmer. This edition of Seijigiri, a podcast focusing on Japanese politics,
brings a special discussion on the issues that promise to shape Japan’s political discourse
over the coming year. Garrett, Ken and Albrecht discuss Prime [...] (hide)
 

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only Ken and Garrett take a look at the emergency measures taken by the Education Rebuilding Council
designed to address bullying. Why is it worse to suspend a bully than allow a kid to be
bullied? Nakaima was elected Governor [...]
 

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only Ken and Garrett take a look at the emergency measures taken by the Education Rebuilding Council
designed to address bullying. Why is it worse to suspend a bully than allow a kid to be
bullied? Nakaima was elected Governor [...] (hide)
 

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only Ken and Garrett discuss the Education Bill (called the “Patriotism Bill” by the
Washington Post), Tokyo Governor Ishihara’s unhelpful comments, what people outside the
government are doing to address the bullying problem, and why fretting over abductees may be [...]
 

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only Ken and Garrett discuss the Education Bill (called the “Patriotism Bill” by the
Washington Post), Tokyo Governor Ishihara’s unhelpful comments, what people outside the
government are doing to address the bullying problem, and why fretting over abductees may be [...] (hide)
 

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release only In this special discussion edition of Seijigiri, Garrett and Ken discuss the
‘Japan lobby’ and the role it plays in influencing American politics and foreign policy.
In particular, we look at the role played by the Japan [...]
 

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release only In this special discussion edition of Seijigiri, Garrett and Ken discuss the
‘Japan lobby’ and the role it plays in influencing American politics and foreign policy.
In particular, we look at the role played by the Japan [...] (hide)
 

Ken and Garrett are back with a full slate. North Korea’s actions are helping Abe Shinzo get
his hoped-for reforms of Japan’s defense posture with the upgrading of the Defense Agency to
Ministry status and changes to allow the SDF to operate more extensively overseas. Japan’s
schools are plagued with troubles, a [...]
 

Ken and Garrett are back with a full slate. North Korea’s actions are helping Abe Shinzo get
his hoped-for reforms of Japan’s defense posture with the upgrading of the Defense Agency to
Ministry status and changes to allow the SDF to operate more extensively overseas. Japan’s
schools are plagued with troubles, a [...] (hide)
 

Ken and Garrett keep up with what’s going on in response to the DPRK’s nuclear test and
return to domestic issues. Condi Rice visits Japan to talk about North Korea and renews
America’s promise to defend Japan against all threats, Abe Shinzo’s education board
meets to improve teacher quality and student morality, and Yasukuni pops [...]
 

Ken and Garrett keep up with what’s going on in response to the DPRK’s nuclear test and
return to domestic issues. Condi Rice visits Japan to talk about North Korea and renews
America’s promise to defend Japan against all threats, Abe Shinzo’s education board
meets to improve teacher quality and student morality, and Yasukuni pops [...] (hide)
 

Mere hours after the DPRK’s first nuclear test was reported, TPR assembled some news links,
got a post up as soon as possible, and released a brief announcement as Seijigiri #8. We promised a
more in-depth discussion when events became clearer, so here it is: Ken and Garrett talk about the
test, what it may [...]
 

Mere hours after the DPRK’s first nuclear test was reported, TPR assembled some news links,
got a post up as soon as possible, and released a brief announcement as Seijigiri #8. We promised a
more in-depth discussion when events became clearer, so here it is: Ken and Garrett talk about the
test, what it may [...] (hide)
 

In this special edition, we bring you the voices of nine world leaders as they comment on the
October 9th nuclear weapons test by North Korea. This release is seven minutes long and will soon be
followed by a longer, in-depth discussion of the issue. All non-English comments have been voiced
over with translations. As always, [...]
 

In this special edition, we bring you the voices of nine world leaders as they comment on the
October 9th nuclear weapons test by North Korea. This release is seven minutes long and will soon be
followed by a longer, in-depth discussion of the issue. All non-English comments have been voiced
over with translations. As always, [...] (hide)