Hiroshi Minegishi

Aug 18, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Hiroshi Minegishi |Nikkei senior

TOKYO -- As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris go toe to toe, North Korea is among many countries paying keen attention to the 2024 U.S. presidential election -- but from an unusual standpoint. At a military ceremony on Aug.

May 2, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Hiroshi Minegishi |Nikkei senior

TOKYO -- The stinging defeat suffered by South Korea's ruling conservative People Power Party (PPP) in the April 10 general election says something about the ups and downs of the country's politics. But relations with Japan -- a topic fraught with difficulty -- weren't a factor in this outcome. Go Seon-gyu, a professor at Fukushima College in Japan and an expert in South Korean elections, made a convincing case for the biggest factor behind the loss.

Apr 12, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Hiroshi Minegishi |Nikkei senior

TOKYO -- With a painful defeat for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's People Power Party in Wednesday's legislative elections, whether Seoul's diplomatic thaw with Japan will continue or start to backslide remains an open question. South Korean observers and government insiders agree that even after the loss, Yoon will not waver on his Japan policy, which puts more weight on future cooperation than past history.

Mar 22, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Hiroshi Minegishi |Nikkei senior

TOKYO -- South Korea has less than a month to go until an April 10 general election that will determine what's in store for the rest of President Yoon Suk Yeol's time in office. When Yoon's People Power Party (PPP) pulled away from the progressive Democratic Party, the largest opposition party, in opinion polls in late February, South Korean media called it a "golden cross" moment for the PPP.

Feb 26, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Hiroshi Minegishi