Japan Decides 2017

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This third volume in the Japan Decides series remains the premier venue for scholarly research on Japanese elections. Putting a spotlight on the 2017 general election, the contributors discuss the election results, party politics, coalition politics with Komeito, the cabinet, constitutional revision, new opposition parties, and Abenomics. Additionally, the volume looks at campaigning, public opinion, media, gender issues and representation, North Korea and security issues, inequality, immigration and cabinet scandals. With a topical focus and timely coverage of the latest dramatic changes in Japanese politics, the volume will appeal to researchers and policy experts alike, and will also make a welcome addition to courses on Japanese politics, comparative politics and electoral politics. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction: Abe on a Roll at the Polls (Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, Ethan Scheiner, Daniel M. Smith)....Pages 3-14 Japanese Politics Between 2014 and 2017: The Search for an Opposition Party in the Age of Abe (Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed)....Pages 15-28 The 2017 Election Results: An Earthquake, a Typhoon, and Another Landslide (Ethan Scheiner, Daniel M. Smith, Michael F. Thies)....Pages 29-50 Front Matter ....Pages 51-51 Kōmeitō 2017: New Complications (Axel Klein, Levi McLaughlin)....Pages 53-76 The Opposition: From Third Party Back to Third Force (Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed)....Pages 77-92 The JCP: A Perpetual Spoiler? (Ko Maeda)....Pages 93-106 Front Matter ....Pages 107-107 Scandals During the Abe Administrations (Matthew M. Carlson, Steven R. Reed)....Pages 109-126 Public Opinion and the Abe Cabinet: Alternating Valence and Position Issues (Yukio Maeda)....Pages 127-147 Survey of Candidates’ Policy Preferences (Kiichiro Arai, Miwa Nakajo)....Pages 149-163 Party Competition and the Electoral Rules (Kuniaki Nemoto)....Pages 165-183 Persistence of Women’s Under-Representation (Mari Miura)....Pages 185-201 Does the LDP Want to Build a Wall Too? Immigration and the 2017 Election in Japan (Michael Strausz)....Pages 203-218 Inequality and the 2017 Election: Decreasing Dominance of Abenomics and Regional Revitalization (David Chiavacci)....Pages 219-242 The First Two Arrows of Abenomics: Monetary and Fiscal Politics in the 2017 Snap Election (Saori N. Katada, Gabrielle Cheung)....Pages 243-259 Abenomics’ Third Arrow: Fostering Future Competitiveness? (Kenji E. Kushida)....Pages 261-295 Constitutional Revision in the 2017 Election (Kenneth Mori McElwain)....Pages 297-312 The North Korea Factor in the 2017 Election (Yasuhiro Izumikawa)....Pages 313-327 Foreign Policy (Sheila A. Smith)....Pages 329-345 Back Matter ....Pages 347-351