What the Tokyo Olympics means to Japan
India Bourke in London and Emily Tamkin in Washington, DC host the New Statesman's weekly global affairs podcast, World Review.
Tom Feiling
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How the Olympics have thrown the future of Japan’s prime minister into doubt
Japanese voters want to see Tokyo 2020 cancelled and blame PM Yoshihide Suga for his perceived failure to tackle the pandemic.…
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How Japan’s refusal to impose a coronavirus lockdown is dividing the country
A majority of the public view Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s response as timid and sluggish.
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Postcards from an infected world: Once Tokyo smelled of plum blossom, now it is soap
Coronavirus has hit Japanese exports, and is keeping consumers at home. Shops, bars and restaurants are quiet and Tokyo…
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