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All posts tagged "Shigeru Ishiba"
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507Election 2024The End of the “Abe Era”?
With newly appointed leader Ishiba Shigeru facing down strident opposition from the LDP's conservative wing, this week's General Election will be crucial...
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Are Women Japan’s Hidden Conservatives?
Former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s efforts to add more women to Japan’s shrinking workforce and into managerial positions has attracted strong criticism...
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The Future of Japan’s Defense Is More Complicated than it Looks
The threat of ballistic missile attacks from North Korea and the increasing Chinese incursions into the Diaoyu / Senkaku Islands has reignited debate on...
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6.1KPoliticsAbe’s 2018 Cabinet Reshuffle, Explained (Part II)
Part I of this series examined the changes made in the four LDP Leadership and 19 cabinet postings. This article offers broader...
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6.4KPoliticsLDP Presidential Election 2018: Takeaways & Things to Watch
The ballots are counted, and it is official: Shinzo Abe has secured a third term as Liberal Democratic Party president. At 553...
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5.4KPoliticsWhat to Expect Following the LDP Presidential Election (Part III: Lingering Questions)
This article is the final part of a three-part series on Tokyo Review. Part I covered the political calendar from September 2018...
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8.6KPoliticsWhat to Expect After the LDP Leadership Election
Shinzo Abe looks guaranteed to win a third term as LDP president - but what comes next? What political events will shape...
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7.9KPoliticsWill Kishida Challenge Abe’s Leadership?
Fumio Kishida was long assumed to be Shinzo Abe's heir as prime minister - but now faces a conundrum over whether to...
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6.7KPoliticsA Summer Preview of Japanese Politics
With a debate over controversial casino legislation and an LDP presidential election looming, Summer 2018 is set to be a busy one...
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6.4KPoliticsAbe May Survive the Moritomo Scandal – But To Whose Benefit?
Despite the seriousness of the Moritomo Gakuen scandal, the odds of Shinzo Abe surviving as Prime Minister are actually good - but...
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11.3KPoliticsWho Will Lead Japan after September?
Japan has no national elections scheduled in 2018, but there is one highly consequential vote on the calendar – the LDP’s internal...
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4.8KPoliticsThe LDP’s Constitution Debate Lacks Realism
Revising Japan’s post-war constitution has been a goal of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for decades, but for most of that time...
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