Japanese Elections

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Japanese Elections
Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)
Japanese Elections
Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)

Japanese Elections

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Japan heads for the polls on August 30th and for only the second time since 1955, Japan’s opposition Democratic Party may win an election.

We discuss the implications with Gerald Curtis, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Visiting Professor at Waseda University in Tokyo.