Cabinet reshuffle brings no boost to Abe but public support is stable as he starts third term
October 5, 2018Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, fresh off his successful bid for a third term as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the September 20, 2018, party election, announced a new lineup for his cabinet and for the LDP’s leadership on October 2, 2018. Three polls conducted October 2-3, after the reshuffle, found that the public’s reaction to the new cabinet was lukewarm at best.
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Post-LDP Leadership Election: What’s Next for Japanese Politics?
September 21, 2018Tobias Harris, Sasakawa USA Fellow for Business, Economy and Trade, was joined by Prof. Toshihiro Nakayama, Japan Fellow at the Wilson Center, for a September 21, 2018, policy lunch talk on the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) presidential elections held the previous day. The discussion was moderated by Sayuri Romei, Sasakawa USA’s Associate Fellow for Security and Foreign Affairs.
Tags: Abe, Abenomics, Japan, japan political pulse, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, Shinzo Abe, tobias harris, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
Diplomat article examines PM Abe’s G7 2018 dilemma
June 11, 2018Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Tobias Harris, Fellow for Economy, Trade, and Business at Sasakawa USA, published a June 8 article in The Diplomat examining various aspects of the Abe-Trump relationship.
Tags: Abe, donald trump, Economy, g7 summit, Japan, Shinzo Abe, tobias harris, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
Discussion on Japanese politics and gender issues with Diet member
April 30, 2018Sasakawa USA hosted Hiroe Makiyama, Member of the Japanese House of Councillors (Democratic Party, Kanagawa prefecture), for a conversation on Japanese politics and her work on gender equality and childcare from 3-4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30. Tobias Harris, Sasakawa USA’s Fellow for Economy, Trade and Business and creator of Japan Political Pulse, an aggregator of major opinion polls conducted by Japanese media outlets, served as moderator.
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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.
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