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Taku Tamaki, The Conversation

Why the Olympics has become a millstone for Japanese economy

The games were supposed to be a moment of national glory for the country and a chance to put the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011 firmly in the past.

Taku Tamaki, The Conversation
· Jul 28, 2021 · 09:30 pm
Caught between Trump and Kim, Japan is nervous and alone

Japan's security is based on the guarantee that America will protect it, come what may – but that guarantee may no longer be reliable.

Taku Tamaki, The Conversation
· Sep 10, 2017 · 08:30 pm
How Japan is using its culture to increase its political influence on the world

There's nowhere quite like Japan – or at least, that's how the Japanese government tells it.

Taku Tamaki, The Conversation
· Apr 29, 2017 · 11:30 pm

An ageing emperor steps down – and leaves Japan at an awkward crossroads

Japan is already in the midst of one delicate constitutional debate – and now it's been confronted with another.

Taku Tamaki, The Conversation
· Aug 11, 2016 · 05:30 am