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How Japan’s democracy was shot dead by its own military

In 1932, Japan’s fragile democracy was torn apart by cultists, military officers, and assassins who believed murder could purify the nation. Former finance minister Inoue Junnosuke, business magnate ...
The Washington Post

Democracy has had a messy week. That shows it’s working.

Demonstrators gather at a train station in Paris on Wednesday to protest a proposed austerity budget. (Tom Nicholson/Getty Images) One prime minister resigned. Another was ousted. A third stepped down ...
The Conversation

Postwar Japan at 80: 10 factors that changed the nation forever

This year marks 80 years since Japan’s catastrophic defeat in the Asia-Pacific War. In 1945, the country lay in ruins. Millions had died in battle or in the devastating Allied bombings of Tokyo, ...
Harvard Medical School

Japan's Team Mirai Uses Tech to Bolster Democracy, Not Undermine It

Japan's latest elections demonstrate technology's ability to strengthen democracy, argue Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier in Tech Policy Press. Team Mirai, a Japanese political party founded by ...