Kishida Fumio’s chance of a second term looks ever slimmer
The centre-left leader tells The Economist his plan for a more serious politics
In Japan, women are empowered. Men don’t know what they are
But how long can the good times last?
The recovery will take years, and holds lessons for future disasters
The country’s 7-Eleven shops show the importance of immigration
Stories by Shimbun Akahata consistently pack a punch
Their problems may be instructive for other countries
At 27 years old, he is bucking the trend of the country’s gerontocratic politics
The paradox of red-hot labour markets, falling demand and rising prices