Japan at the Turn of the Decade: Governments Change, Problems Remain
Valery Kistanov. Japan at the Turn of the Decade: Governments Change, Problems Remain // Far Eastern Affairs. 2011. Number 1, Volume 39. P. 63-83. [PDF]
Japan’s Economy: the Strongest Crisis in Postwar Years
Valery Kistanov. Japan’s Economy: the Strongest Crisis in Postwar Years // Far Eastern Affairs. 2009. Number 3. P. 81-95. [PDF]
Problems of Japan’s Relations with the States of the Korean Peninsula
Vladimir Griniuk, Problems of Japan’s Relations with the States of the Korean Peninsula // Far Eastern Affairs, №3, 2011. Load ZIP/DOC
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Japanese Politics a Year after Fukushima
Dmitry Streltzov
A year has gone by since the terrible earthquake of March 11 and the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. The anniversary of the tragedy has become a kind of milestone, not just for the country’s economic recovery, the affected areas and the country as a whole, but also for its politics. The period of consolidation during which the opposing political forces avoided squabbling in the face of threats to the nation has come to an end.
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A year has gone by since the terrible earthquake of March 11 and the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. The anniversary of the tragedy has become a kind of milestone, not just for the country’s economic recovery, the affected areas and the country as a whole, but also for its politics. The period of consolidation during which the opposing political forces avoided squabbling in the face of threats to the nation has come to an end.
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The Electoral Reform in Japan: What is Behind the Proposals of DPJ?
Dmitry Streltzov
By February 25, 2012, an independent expert commission chaired by the Honorary Professor of Kyoto University Michio Muramatsu, established a year earlier by a special decision of the Parliament, was expected to submit its recommendations for redrawing the boundaries of single-member constituencies. However, this did not happen. The situation where the requirements of law (the commission has been set up by a special law) had not been implemented, was rated by Government officials as "unprecedented" and "illegal".
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By February 25, 2012, an independent expert commission chaired by the Honorary Professor of Kyoto University Michio Muramatsu, established a year earlier by a special decision of the Parliament, was expected to submit its recommendations for redrawing the boundaries of single-member constituencies. However, this did not happen. The situation where the requirements of law (the commission has been set up by a special law) had not been implemented, was rated by Government officials as "unprecedented" and "illegal".
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Global Crisis And Japan
Japan in the Asia-Pacific region: political, economic and socio-cultural aspects
Earthquake in Japan: Human, Technological and Political Dimensions
O. Kazakov. Earthquake in Japan: Human, Technological and Political Dimensions // Problemy Dal'nego Vostoka. - Moscow: IFES RAS, #3, 2011, pp. 24-32. (in russian)
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