Eleventh edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics! This week focuses on the declaration of a 4th COVID-19 state of emergency, vaccine shortages, Aso’s statement regarding collective self-defense in a Taiwan contingency, several legal rulings for guilty lawmakers, the economic impact of the state of emergency, the decision to hold Olympic games in the Greater Tokyo area without spectators and the fallout from the Tokyo Assembly election on Sunday, and more.
Author Archives: Rintaro Nishimura
週刊オブザーバー 6/28-7/2
日本の政治に関するニュースを集めた連載第10号！ 今週は、来週下されるまん延防止等重点措置に関する判断、変異ウイルスの感染爆発の予兆、G20各会合、中国共産党の創立100年周年式典への反応、国際法人課税、オリンピックの観客上限に関する議論、都議会選挙などに焦点を当てます。
The Weekly Observer: June 28-July 2
Tenth edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics! This week focuses on the impending decision on extending the pre-emergency measures, projections of a spike in variant cases, the G20 meetings, the response to the 100th anniversary of the CCP, the global minimum tax on corporations, questions over whether spectators will be allowed in at the Olympic Games, as well as the Tokyo Assembly election on Sunday, and more.
週刊オブザーバー 6/21-6/25
日本の政治に関するニュースを集めた連載第9号！ 今週は、東京での新型コロナ感染のリバウンド兆候、日米間最大級の軍事演習、天皇陛下のオリンピックについてのご懸念、日曜の都議会議員選挙、赤木ファイルの開示などに焦点を当てます。
The Weekly Observer: June 21-25
Ninth edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics! This week focuses on the uptick in COVID-19 cases in Tokyo, the largest Japan-U.S. military exercise, Emperor Naruhito’s “concerns” regarding the Olympics, the Tokyo Assembly election next Sunday, as well as the “Akagi File”, and more.
週刊オブザーバー 6/14-6/18
日本の政治に関するニュースを集めた連載第8号！ 今週は、9県での緊急事態宣言解除、G7首脳会議、骨太の方針、解散総選挙のタイミングについての憶測などに焦点を当てます。
The Weekly Observer: June 14-18
Eighth edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics! This week focuses on the updated COVID-19 situation, the G7 Summit, the Basic Guideline for Economic and Fiscal Management (“honebuto no hoshin”), as well as the speculation surrounding the timing of the snap election, and more.
週刊オブザーバー 6/7-6/11
日本の政治に関するニュースを集めた連載第7号！ 今週は、職域接種の準備、G7首脳・財政担当大臣各会議、骨太の方針の原案、解散総選挙を前にしての与野党の動きに焦点を当てます。
The Weekly Observer: June 7-11
Seventh edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics! This week focuses on preparations to begin workplace vaccination, the G7 Summit and Finance Ministers’ meeting, the draft basic guideline for economic and fiscal management (“honebuto no hoshin”), as well as latest electoral developments within the LDP and opposition parties, and more.
週刊オブザーバー 5/31-6/4
日本の政治に関するニュースを集めた連載第6号！ 今週は、ワクチン接種の新たな展望、G7各会合、日台関係、オリンピック開催のリスクに関する政府と専門家の食い違いに焦点を当てます。
Rintaro Nishimura 