Tobias Harris comments on PM Abe’s political situation in Japan Times, New York Times
April 18, 2018Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA Fellow Tobias Harris was quoted in the Japan Times and the New York Times on recent scandals surrounding Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe’s administration is currently facing backlash over government cover-ups of documents relating to a public land deal with education organization Moritomo Gakuen, and alleged favoritism in a deal to establish veterinarian school Kake Gakuen in a special economic zone in Japan.
Tags: Abe, in the news, Japan, Politics, poll, Shinzo Abe, tobias harris
Abe’s comeback and the outlook for a general election
September 25, 2017Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse
Given Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s current status — recovering approval ratings, high marks for his handling of a serious foreign policy crisis, with an established opposition party in seemingly terminal decline, and a new opposition party scrambling to prepare for an election — the political logic of a snap election is indisputable. This analysis takes an in-depth look at public opinion polls on Abe and what they reveal about the coming election.
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Social attitudes survey finds broad satisfaction, but concerns on economic opportunity and security
April 4, 2017Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse
Newly released results from a social consciousness survey in Japan found a high degree of satisfaction about Japanese society overall, but also found anxiety about both Japan’s position internationally and the economic opportunities available to younger Japanese.
Tags: Defense, economic opportunity, Japan, japan political pulse, jpp, national security, policy, poll, public poll, satisfaction survey, Shinzo Abe, society, Survey, tobias harris, us-japan
JPP Archive: Japanese Fiscal Year 2016
April 1, 2017Categories: Japan Political Pulse
The Japan Political Pulse aggregates major opinion polls conducted by Japanese media outlets in order to provide a more accurate picture of the Abe government’s public approval rating. This specific graph is an archive of Japan Political Pulse’s data for Japanese Fiscal Year 2016 (April 2016 through March 2017).
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Abe’s poll numbers slide with the Moritomo Gakuen scandal
March 22, 2017Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s approval ratings in the latest Yomiuri Shimbun poll have fallen suddenly by ten percent in the midst of a scandal that has dominated headlines and parliamentary debate.
Tags: Abe, abe akie, abe shinzo, Akie Abe, approval rating, asahi, japan political pulse, jiji, jpp, kyodo, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, Mainichi, moritomo gakuen, NHK, opinion poll, poll, Prime Minister, scandal, Shinzo Abe, yasunori kagoike, Yomiuri Shimbun