About Tobias Harris
I first started a blog called Observing Japan in 2006, when I arrived in Japan to work on the staff of a member of the upper house of the Japanese Diet.
Here, I provide: A weekly review of the biggest stories in Japanese politics; Analysis of new public opinion polls; Periodic essays on major political stories.
About Tobias Harris
I am a writer and analyst of Japanese politics who is the founder and principal of Japan Foresight LLC, a political risk advisory firm providing timely and forward-looking analysis of Japan’s politics and economic policymaking. During my career as an observer of Japanese politics, I have worked for a Japanese lawmaker; covered Japan as an analyst at political risk firm Teneo Intelligence; and has worked at think tanks, including the German Marshall Fund, the Center for American Progress, and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA.
I have written articles on Japanese politics for publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, and Foreign Affairs, and appeared as an analyst on Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, and the BBC.
Books
The Iconoclast: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan
My first book The Iconoclast: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan was published by Hurst in 2020, one day before Shinzō Abe resigned as prime minister.