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All posts tagged "Shinzo Abe"
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8.1KPoliticsKoizumi’s Middlegame
Shinjirō Koizumi is the LDP's most popular politician - but the charismatic young lawmaker still faces a challenging path to the Prime...
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7.0KPoliticsLDP 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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5.6KSecurityGame of Summits: The Dilemma for Abe
Exactly one year ago, the level of alert on North Korea in the Japanese Ministry of Defense was at an all-time high....
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5.0KPoliticsNot So Fast on Constitutional Revision
While visiting his ancestral home of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi prefecture for obon, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made some strong statements about his...
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5.4KPoliticsWhat to Expect Following the LDP Presidential Election (Part II: Abe’s Agenda)
This article is the second part of a three-part series on Tokyo Review. Part I covered the political calendar from September 2018...
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9.1KPoliticsWhat 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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8.8KPoliticsWill 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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7.1KPoliticsA 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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6.5KPoliticsTrump-Kim is Abe’s Nightmare Summit
Shinzo Abe relies on the North Korean threat to argue for constitutional reform in Japan - which means the Trump-Kim summit may...
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5.8KSecurityJapan Commits to “Maximum Pressure” on North Korea
As South Korea and the U.S. soften their stances on North Korea ahead of the Trump-Kim summit, Japan remains committed to the...
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11.9KPoliticsHis Master’s Voice: The LDP and Dentsu
For those who keep a finger on the pulse of Japanese politics, the close relationship between advertising giant Dentsu and the ruling...
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4.9KPoliticsJapan in Asia: Values or Interests?
As Japan takes on a more proactive leadership role in Asia, the country finds itself facing a dilemma familiar to other liberal...