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All posts tagged "Abe Shinzo"
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287PoliticsAbe Shinzo Enters the Polling Danger Zone
Public discontent has driven support for Abe's cabinet below 30% - but in the absence of a challenger, the Prime Minister's position...
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254SecurityThe Perennial Tension between Japan’s Constitution and its Defense
Expanding the remit of Japan's Self-Defense Forces led to protests in 2015; declassified documents show us the roots of this controversy 60...
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1.2KPoliticsCOVID-19, Collective Action, and Japan’s Constitution
Claims that Japan's Constitution forbids a strict lockdown are simply untrue - and such falsehoods provide support for the LDP's revision agenda.
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874PoliticsDoes Japan’s Opposition Need A Foreign Policy Agenda?
Foreign policy is a low-priority issue for Japanese voters – and much of the foreign policy agenda of the country’s opposition parties...
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1.2KPoliticsCan Japan help to reshape the international order?
The Tokyo Global Dialogue raised tough questions about the future of the liberal order and how it should respond to both populism...
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1.4KPoliticsThe Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of Japan’s Neocons
Japan's neo-conservatives have much in common with their U.S. counterparts - but for all their political power, they have accomplished few of...