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About Noriko Hama

Noriko Hama is professor at Doshisha Business School.

Articles by Noriko Hama

Tuesday 10th March

Taro Aso: the millionaire slumdog

Japan's deep economic travails magnify the flaws of its embarrassing prime minister 
Friday 5th September

Yasuo Fukuda’s exit strategy: suicide by drowning

Another year, another prime minister. A misunderstood Japanese parable explains why
Friday 11th July

The recycling of the G8: ghosts at the table

Japan's summit should have faced globalisation's painful realities. One man is to blame
Friday 24th August

Shinzo Abe: out of time

Japan's ruling party is imploding - and that is good news for Japanese democracy
Monday 16th April

The China-Japan spring romance: thus far, how much farther?

A successful working partnership between Beijing and Tokyo has been built on economic integration. Now for the hard part, says Noriko Hama.
Tuesday 17th October

Shinzo Abe: riding high on ambiguity

Japan's confident, loquacious new prime minister has made a smooth landing. That's what worries Noriko Hama.
Friday 9th December

How not to build an East Asian Community

The first East Asia Summit, planned as a means towards regional harmony and integration, is mired in dispute before it has even started, says Noriko Hama.
Sunday 11th September

Koizumi after Koizumi: Japan's changing pains

Japan’s severe economic and social problems will present the victorious prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, with challenges far greater than winning an election, says Noriko Hama of Doshisha University.
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