Behind the Scenes: Why a reluctant Ozawa ‘had’ to run - Dispatch Japan
Dispatch Japan is written by Peter Ennis, a long-time chronicler of Japan and US-Japan relations. There is a tragic quality to the unfolding showdown between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Democratic Party (DPJ) strong man Ichiro Ozawa. It’s a looming train wreck that neither side wants, but which both sides felt strangely powerless to stop. They are both putting up a good fight, fueled by the adren
Every key ‘Westminster model’ country now has a hung Parliament, following Australia’s ‘dead heat’ election
Note: Now updated to reflect final election results. The Liberal/National party beat Labour on the first preference votes, largely because of the Greens’ rise and some Labor infighting. But the Labor government still got a narrow majority of the votes including second preferences, 50.7 per cent to the opposition’s 49.3 per cent. Both the top two parties are negotiating with independent MPs, mostly
Observing Japan: Preparing to retreat?
As the Hatoyama government approaches the end of its first 100 days in office, the air is thick with condemnation of the DPJ-led government’s handling of the relationship with the United States, particularly the ongoing dispute over the future of Futenma air station and the US presence in Okinawa. Smelling blood in the water, the LDP and its allies in the conservative commentariat have gone on the
Observing Japan: Hatoyama accommodates the US on Futenma
It may have taken a few months longer than I expected, but it appears that the Hatoyama government may have finally accommodated itself to the 2006 agreement on the realignment of US forces. The US and Japanese governments have reached an understanding regarding the future of Futenma following Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Tokyo. The latest bilateral agreement largely reaffirms the
Why did Hatoyama go after Futenma first?
With little surprise, the Hatoyama government has decided to postpone a decision on the future of Futenma, after alienating both the Okinawan people and the US government with its indecisiveness on the issue. Reuters reports that after months of treating the end of May as the deadline for solving the dispute, the government has announced a new target of November. The damage has, of course, already
Why Hatoyama is failing on Futenma
Prime Minister Hatoyama Yukio returned home to Japan Wednesday after attending the Nuclear summit in Washington hosted by US President Barack Obama. Whatever significance the summit had for Obama’s diplomatic agenda, as far as US-Japan relations are concerned nukes were overshadowed by Futenma. Hatoyama’s self-imposed deadline of resolving the dispute by May is approaching, and there are few signs
Observing Japan: Hatoyama is the problem
Watching the shambles that the Hatoyama government has become, I went back into the archives and found the post I wrote on the occasion of Hatoyama Yukio's being selected as DPJ president in May 2009. Called "The DPJ bets on Hatoyama," I stressed the risk associated with choosing Hatoyama to succeed Ozawa Ichiro, noting in particular Hatoyama's history of indecisive leadership, poor decision-makin
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Ozawa and Futenma: Where is his “anti-Americanism”? - Dispatch Japan
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