The Failure of Political Opposition in Japan

This book explores the party politics and political system of Japan, which since 1955 has been dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), with a particular focus on the evolution of LDP governments between the 1990s and 2010s.

Inhalt

1. Japan's One-Sided Democracy 2. Rescuing Japanese Opposition Policy Visions from Oblivion 3. Party in Power: the Liberal Democrats and their grip on government 4. The Opposition in Power, 2009-2012: Why did the DPJ government fail 5. The opposition in the twenty-tens: confronting the Abe regime 6. The Opposition and the Electoral System 7. The Political Opposition and Leadership 8. The Opposition and Attitudes towards Foreign and Defence Policy 9. Towards a more Balanced System and more Ambitious Agenda