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About Andrew Stevens

Andrew Stevens is an adviser for a Japanese research centre based in London and also political editor of www.CityMayors.com. He writes in a personal capacity.

Articles by Andrew Stevens

Tuesday 31st July

Japan's lost election

Andrew Stevens, 31 July 2007
The result of Japan's upper-house election is more intriguing than the defeat of prime minister Shinzo Abe suggests
Thursday 7th June

The Paris-Tokyo syndrome

Andrew Stevens, 7 June 2007
The new boys in the G8 gang - Shinzo Abe and Nicolas Sarkozy – have enough in common for a special relationship
Wednesday 20th September

The Koizumi legacy and Japan's future

Andrew Stevens, 20 September 2006
A political era is ending in Japan, but for the ruling party’s new leader Shinzo Abe there will be no return to a quiet life after Junichiro Koizumi’s rollercoaster years, says Andrew Stevens.
Sunday 11th September

Japan's first presidential election

Andrew Stevens, 11 September 2005
Japan’s decisive election result has presented Junichiro Koizumi and his allies with the opportunity to make his reform rhetoric real, says Andrew Stevens.
Tuesday 9th August

Japan's fifty-year political itch

Andrew Stevens, 9 August 2005
An argument over post office reform has led to an early general election in Japan. But the issues at stake in September’s poll – nationalism, the constitution, the LDP-dominated political system itself – are far more momentous, says Andrew Stevens.
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