The Japan Considered Podcast
by Dr. Robert C. Angel
Weekly programs of analysis and commentary on Japan’s domestic politics and foreign relations. Role of the prime minister and cabinet, changes in Japan's domestic political environment, connecting voters and candidates, constitutional revision, and Japan’s relations with other Asian nations. These broadcasts are created by Japan Considered Project creator/maintainer, Robert Angel, and include short interviews with other specialists on Japanese politics and international relations.
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090218JapanConsideredPodcastVol05No06
February 18, 2009, Volume 05, Number 06 Click here for a transcript of today's program Welcome today from the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. At Edisto Beach State Park, South Carolina. Back at site # 18 again, and enjoying the view. What a great place to produce a podcast! You can see more of…
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090206JapanConsideredPodcastVol05No05
February 06, 2009, Volume 05, Number 05 Click here for the audio file of today's program Click here for a transcript of today's program Thanks for dropping by again today, to you long-time listeners. And a hearty South Carolina welcome to those of you who have found us for the first time. Each...
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090123JapanConsideredPodcastVol05No04
January 23, 2009; Volume 05, Number 04 Click here for a transcript of today's program It's Friday again, and thanks for dropping by. Another excellent interview for this program. Timely, and full of useful information. Dr. Ed Lincoln, Director of the Stern School of Business's Japan-U.S. Center…
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090120JapanConsideredPodcastVol05No03
January 20, 2009; Volume 05, Number 03 Click here for a transcript of today's program 090112EdistoBeachState Park Click Photo for Picasa Album Welcome back to another edition of the Japan Considered Podcast. A bit delayed by a five-day visit to Edisto Beach State Park, on beautiful Edisto Island,...
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090109JapanConsideredPodcastVol05No02
January 09, 2009; Volume 05, Number 02 Click here for a transcript of today's program Dreher Island State Park, SC Click for More Photos Greetings again from Columbia, South Carolina. Just back from Dreher Island State Park with the Japan Considered Mobile Studio. A beautiful place to visit.…
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090102JapanConsideredPodcastVol05No01
January 02, 2009; Volume 05, Number 01 Click here for a transcript of today's program Happy New Year to you and yours, from all of us in Columbia, South Carolina. I hope you will find for another year enough of interest on the Japan Considered Podcasts to bring you back for more. Now that I'm an...
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081224JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No35
December 24, 2008; Volume 04, Number 35 Click here for a transcript of today's program Thanks for dropping by again today. And Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours from all of us. I hope you have just the sort of year-end holidays you have been wishing for. Today's Christmas eve....
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081219JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No34
December 19, 2008; Volume 04, Number 34 Click here for a transcript of today's program Thanks for tuning in again today. Back home in the regular studio, with lots to consider again this week. We've neglected Japan's international relations for some time now. Thanks to those of you who've written...
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081205JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No33
December 05 , 2008; Volume 04, Number 33 Click here for a transcript of today's program Back again. This time from the shore of beautiful Lake Wateree State Park. Producing the program from the Mobile Studio in an ideal setting. No excuse not to be upbeat today! This week we look briefly at…
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081121JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No32
November 21, 2008; Volume 04, Number 32 Click here for a transcript of today's program Thanks for joining me today for our Third Anniversary Show! Yup! Three years. A lifetime in the podcast world. With an archive chuck-full of the audio files and transcripts from past programs. This week we...
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081114JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No31
November 14, 2008; Volume 04, Number 31 Click here for a transcript of today's program Thanks for dropping in again this Friday. We're slowly getting back to our regular weekly schedule. Hopefully, it will last. But no promises. This week we return to the Tamogami Essay Incident, considering...
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081107JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No30
November 7 , 2008; Volume 04, Number 30 Click here for a transcript of today's program It's Friday again. Here in the Mobile Studio, at Lake Wateree State Park. And I'm still on schedule. Remarkable, given all that's been going on around here. This week we have another "extended program," to put…
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081031JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No29
Program for October 31, 2008; Volume 04, Number 29 Click here for a transcript of today's program It's Friday again. And I'm back on schedule, it seems. Well, for a while, anyway. It's hard to tell these days what the next week will bring. Thanks for tuning in. Today we begin with by considering...
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081027JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No28
October 27, 2008; Volume 04, Number 28 Click here for a transcript of today's program Good Monday morning, and thanks for joining in today again. Today's show is a real treat. An interview with Mr. Gregg Rubinstein, Principle of GAR Associates in Washington, D. C. Gregg's a frequent contributor…
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081003JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No27
October 3, 2008; Volume 04, Number 27 Click here for a transcript of today's program Thanks for dropping by. Today we consider the emergence of Taro Aso as a "Popular" candidate for the LDP presidency. And a victorious one, at that. How Aso transformed himself from a politician very unpopular…
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080914JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No26
September 14 , 2008; Volume 04, Number 26 Click here for a transcript of today's program Today we consider what really motivated Prime Minister Fukuda on Monday, September 1st, to announce his intention to resign the premiership. My explanation is considerably different from what appears to be...
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080822JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No25
Click here for a transcript of today's program Greetings again from the Japan Considered Project Studio. Following a massive computer crash. Of my own making, by the way! A crash that wiped out a 320-gig hard drive. And worse, the latest backup of that drive. Fortunately, an earlier backup...
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080808JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No24
August 8 , 2008; Volume 04, Number 24 Click here for a transcript of today's program Thanks for dropping by today. Good to be back behind the microphone after a 23-day RV camping and kayaking trip. Have a look at some photos from the various campgrounds and surrounding mountains on the Mobile...
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080714JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No23
July 14, 2008; Volume 04, Number 23 Click here for a transcript of today's program Just a quick hello this morning, to let you know Japan Considered Podcasts will be arriving only sporadically for the next few weeks. Until mid-August. Due to my travel schedule. WiFi's not always available in the...
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080704JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No22
July 4, 2008; Volume 04, Number 22 Click here for a transcript of today's program Welcome again. And Happy Fourth of July! I hope your celebration is going well today. We have a couple of interesting topics to cover again. This time from the Mobile Studio, parked at Iron Station, in our Neighbor…
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080627JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No21
June 27, 2008; Volume 04, Number 21 Click here for a transcript of this program Thanks for dropping by again this week. Out in the Mobile Studio again. This time in a new State Park. Have a look at the photos on the transcript. You'll be amazed. This week has been relatively quiet in Japan's...
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080620JapanConsideredPodcastVolume04Number20
June 20, 2008; Volume 04, Number 20 Click here for a transcript of this program Welcome back for another edition of the Japan Considered Podcast. This week we complete our consideration of the Upper House Censure Resolution, concluding that it didn't go quite as its sponsors planned. Then we take…
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080613JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No19
June 13, 2008; Volume 04, Number 19 Click here for a transcript of this program Greetings from the Mobile Studio parked at Lake Wateree State Recreation Area. Another opportunity to enjoy South Carolina's beautiful scenery and recreational water. Wish I could send some of it to you. A few photos...
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080606JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No18
June 6 , 2008; Volume 04, Number 18 Click here for a transcript of this program Welcome back for another program. This week we take a close look at the threat of a resolution of censure in Japan's Upper House. What it means; what it doesn't mean. And its effect. Then we turn to international...
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080523JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No17
May 23rd, 2008. Volume 04, Number 17 Click here for a transcript of this program. Thanks for tuning in again this week. Lots of travel and activity. Even though it is summer here! This week we wrap up Chinese President Hu Jintao's historic visit to Japan. What was accomplished; what wasn't. And...
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080509JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No16
May 9 , 2008; Volume 04, Number 16 Click here for a transcript of this program Thanks for dropping in again today, to you long-time listeners. And welcome to those of you who have just found the program. I hope it meets your expectations. Send your comments and suggestions to me at...
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080428JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No15
April 28, 2008; Volume 04, Number 15 Click here for a transcript of this program Surprise. A Monday program this week. Since there won't be time on Friday to produce a regular program. And just too many things are piling up in Tokyo for us to consider. Today we'll look first at the journey of the...
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080414JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No14
April 18, 2008; Volume 04, Number 14 Click here for a transcript of this program Thanks for dropping by again this week. To you long-time listeners. And a hearty South Carolina welcome to those of you who have just joined us. Wow! The number of listeners -- and readers of the transcripts -- has...
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080411JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No13
April 11, 2008; Volume 04, Number 13 Click here for a transcript of this program Welcome again this week to another Japan Considered Podcast. Thanks for dropping in again to you long-time listeners, and a hearty South Carolina welcome to those of you who have just found the program. Even though...
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080404JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No12
Click here for a transcript of this week's program. Thanks for tuning in again this week. Coming to you from the Mobile Studio at Modoc, South Carolina. On the very shore of Lake Thurmond. This week we examine the surprising increase in the number of mainstream Japanese political media articles...
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080328JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No11
March 28, 2008; Volume 04, Number 11 Click here for a transcript of this program It's Friday again. And the links above will take you to the audio file for today's Japan Considered Podcast, and to an accurate transcript of the program. Interesting goings-on in Tokyo these days. Just as we like…
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080321JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No10
March 21, 2008; Volume 04, Number 10 Click here for a transcript of this program Thanks for dropping by again this week. You won't be wasting your time, that's for sure. Whether you're listening, or just reading the transcript. Since we're joined again this week by Dr. Edward Lincoln. Who gives…
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080314JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No09
March 14, 2008; Volume 04, Number 09 Click here for a transcript of this program Thanks for joining me again today for the Japan Considered Podcast. This week's program is devoted almost entirely to comments from listeners. Comments about last week's program. Specifically, the issue of physical...
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080307JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No08
March 07, 2008; Volume 04, Number 08 Click here for a transcript of this program Thanks for dropping by today. I've got a loooong show for you. Beginning with some follow-up on the tainted gyoza negotiations between Japan and China. Then moving on to discussion of introduction of what I describe…
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080229JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No07
February 29, 2008; Volume 04, Number 07 Click here for a transcript of this program Welcome again this Leap Year February 29th. Thanks for joining me again today. I've got a treat for you this week. Dr. Ed Lincoln agreed to provide us with some background and insight into the somewhat obscure…
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080222JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No06
February 22, 2008; Volume 04, Number 06 Click here for a transcript of this program Thanks for dropping by again today to all. Including you new listeners. Sorry to have missed you last week. Day job complications, and a chance to visit my dad in North Carolina. This week, though, we have to...
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080208JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No05
February 8, 2008; Volume 04, Number 05 Click here for a transcript of this program Thanks for tuning in to another edition of the Japan Considered Podcast. This week we backtrack a bit, with more information about government funding of Japan's political parties. Then we consider the "tainted…
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080125JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No04
January 25, 2008; Volume 04, Number 04 Click here for a transcript of this program Welcome to another edition of the Japan Considered Podcast. This week we consider the performance of the LDP and the DPJ in the recently-opened 169th Ordinary Session of the Diet. With focus on Prime Minister...
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080118JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No03
January 18, 2008; Volume 04, Number 03 Click here for a transcript of this program Thanks for joining us for another edition of the Japan Considered Podcast. This week we have a special treat. Gregg Rubinstein of GAR Associates in Washington D.C., joins us again. Gregg this week helps us to...
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080111JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No02
January 11, 2008; Volume 04, Number 02 Click here for a transcript of this program Thanks for dropping by again. This week we consider the Ruling Coalition's decision to over-ride Upper House rejection of the new anti-terror bill, the Constitutional rules for passage of the national budget bill,...
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080104JapanConsideredPodcastVol04No01
January 4 , 2008; Volume 04, Number 01 Click here for a transcript of this program Happy New Year, and welcome to the first program for 2008 in this series. Brought to you again from the Mobile Studio. This time parked at the beautiful South Carolina beach at Edisto Island State Park. There are a...
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071221JapanConsideredPodcastVolume03Number44
December 21, 2007; Volume 03, Number 44 Click here for a transcript of this program Welcome back to the Japan Considered Podcast. Thanks for dropping by. The production schedule is still muddled. But the Podcast is going strong. No PodFading here. This week we consider a number of international...
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071211JapanConsideredPodcastVolume03Number43
December 11, 2007; Volume 03, Number 43 Click here for a transcript of this program Yes, that's right. Tuesday, December 11th. Delayed again by the day job! This week we take a closer look at one international and one domestic political issue. Both seem to have longer-term significance for our...
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071123JapanConsideredPodcastVolume03Number42
November 23, 2007. Volume 03, Number 42 Click here for a transcript of this program. Welcome again to this week's post-Thanksgiving Day Japan Considered Podcast. No Podcast next week, November 30th. I'll be traveling and won't have internet access most of the time. So, tune back in on December…
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071116JapanConsideredPodcastVolume03Number 41
November 16, 2007. Volume 03, Number 41 Click here for a transcript of this program. Thanks for coming by again this week for our second anniversary program. It was November 18, 2005, when I recorded the first program. Just an introduction. With terrible sound. Check the archives for 2005 if…
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071109JapanConsideredPodcastVolume03Number 40
November 9, 2007. Volume 03, Number 40 Click here for a transcript of this program. Thanks for dropping in again this week. We have another full schedule. Japan's domestic politics continue to surprise. So, we'll focus most of our energies on domestic political issues. First, an update of the...
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071102JapanConsideredPodcastVolume03Number39
November 2, 2007. Volume 03, Number 39 Click here for a transcript of this program. Thanks for dropping by. Another full week. Even without being able to access news for today, Friday. I'm in the Mobile Studio again, at Hunting Island State Park, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. A beautiful...
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071026JapanConsideredPodcastVolume03Number38
October 26, 2007. Volume 03, Number 38 Click here for a transcript of this program. Thanks for dropping in again this week. We have a full schedule. Though I'll do my best to keep the program to a reasonable length. This week we check in on the Ministry of Defense flaps. Including the "Moriya…
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071019JapanConsideredPodcastVolume03Number37
October 19, 2007. Volume 03, Number 37 Click here for a transcript of this program. Thanks for joining me again today. We have a good program. Featuring an extended interview with Gregg Rubinstein of Washington, D.C. Gregg gives us his latest thinking on the nature of U.S.-Japan relations. All...
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071012JapanConsideredPodcastVolume03Number36
October 12, 2007. Volume 03, Number 36 Click here for a transcript of this program. Thanks for dropping by again. And for the e-mailed comments and suggestions for the program that you've taken the time to send. They're very helpful, and keep 'em coming! To [email protected]. In response to...
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Weekly programs of analysis and commentary on Japan’s domestic politics and foreign relations. Role of the prime minister and cabinet, changes in Japan's domestic political environment, connecting voters and candidates, constitutional revision, and Japan’s relations with other Asian nations. These broadcasts are created by Japan Considered Project creator/maintainer, Robert Angel, and include short interviews with other specialists on Japanese politics and international relations.
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