Luke's jBlog
(Somewhat) regular musings, opinions, and discussions about all things Japan!
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Reports of Japan’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
November 27, 2025
Cries about the downfall of modern Japan and the crumbling of its identity are overwhelmingly driven by outsiders. What is actually going on inside the country, and will that reality ever matter to the sensationalist outlets more willing to parrot easy falsehoods?
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Japan's Girlboss Era May Be Over Before It Even Begins
October 17, 2025
Japan's political landscape is facing its biggest upheaval in decades. Sanae Takaichi is set to become the country's first female prime minister, but that's hardly the most significant part of the story. Between coalition collapse, far-right resurgence, and a mortally wounded LDP, her tenure might be shorter than anyone expects.
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Breaking News: The Thing Everyone Saw Coming Finally Happened
September 09, 2025
After less than a year, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced his resignation. The absolute last thing a politically divided Japan needs right now is another messy leadership race.
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Do It Yourself! - The Staggering Rise Of Japan's Even Right-er Wing
August 29, 2025
In the wake of recent House elections, Sanseito is defying the odds and surging in the polls. How can a country already tilted so far to the right still have further to go? And what does Sanseito’s rise reveal about the broader, increasingly isolationist mood sweeping the globe?
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And the Beat Goes on… Japan’s New Prime Minister Is More of the Same
October 01, 2024
Shigeru Ishiba has emerged as Japan’s latest prime minister after a drawn out and largely predictable leadership race. For anyone who believes the renewed pledges and lofty promises, precedent paints a more realistic picture of what's to come.
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Welcome to the Blog!
August 19, 2024
Welcome to my first main foray into the exciting(?) world of blogging about all things Japan!
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