” What should one aspire once achieving freedom?
I believe there should be “Compassion.” Liberalism should go beyond personal freedom, and ensure others are also offered opportunities to go forward, to ensure progress. Such compassionate politics is seriously needed in today’s world…”

LULLY MIURA

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How Japan’s Defense Budget Increase Became Possible

2023.04.07

The Diet enacted the biggest ever budget in the history of Japan for the new FY2023, on 28 March. A ...

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  • Links to Fringe Church Hit Japan Leader’s Popularity

    Lully Miura commented for Bloomberg about the declining approval rating of the Kishida administration. The article was posted on A...

  • Japan’s Ex-PM Abe in Critical Condition After Shooting

    Lully Miura commented for Voice of America about the campaign events in Japan. The article was posted on July 8, 2022.

  • 【CATs-QUICK】 The dynamic forecast of Covid-19 infection in Tokyo, JAPAN (updated on Mar.4)

    Mar.4  update of the dynamic forecast for the number of newly Covid-19 infected in Tokyo by CATs-QUICK.  The current phase is stil...

  • Why Has the Number of Newly Infected Fallen?

    Since January 25, 2022, CATs-QUICK has been providing a dynamic forecast for the 7 day moving average for the number of newly infe...

  • Three Important Agendas about Japan’s General Election

    The House of Representatives was dissolved yesterday towards a General Election at the end of the Month. This comes only weeks aft...

  • Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2021 JAPAN

    【Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2021 Japan】 Oct.13, Wed. 2021 4:00pm-4:30pm JST Lully Miura will participate in the discussion wi...

  • Change, not continuity, will define Japan’s new leader

    The race for the leader of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has been a fierce power struggle that has not been seen for some time af...

  • Japan’s ruling party is picking a new leader and likely next prime minister. Here are the candidates.

    The race to become Japan's next prime minister has set up an unpredictable leadership election — with candidates facing challenges...

  • Japan Takes Step Toward First Female Premier as Two Women Run

    Two women are in contention to become prime minister of Japan for the first time in its history. Lully Miura had commented to Bloo...

  • Whether new Japanese PM can restart economy and social activities is key

    Lully Miura appeared on CNBC Asia and talked about newly-elected LDP ( Liberal Democratic Party) leader. You can watch the discuss...

  • Japan yearns for charisma as race to replace Suga heats up

    The race to replace Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga  is gathering momentum after the veteran politician chose not to run for...

  • Japan’s Leader Is Stepping Down. Here’s Who Might Replace Him.

    Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that he would not go for re-election as head of Japan's governing party; the Liveral Demor...