by Miko Ukaji | Feb 14, 2025 | Boston University
Japan is often praised as a stable democracy; however, a closer look at its political and economic landscape reveals troubling signs of democratic backsliding. From prolonged economic stagnation and voter apathy to entrenched political control by the ruling Liberal...
by Dillan Passmore | Apr 22, 2019 | Utah State University
Populism has recently become a buzzword in the international political scene, and political actors feel frustrated when they try to reconcile its consequences. As such movements change the nature of modern democracy, political actors are left with the question: how...
by JEREMY FIGUEROA | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
This past October, the Liberal Democratic Party secured a definite majority in the Japanese Diet’s House of Representatives. This should come as no surprise, as the party also won the majority of the House of Councillors the year prior. And the election before that....
by IPPEI KATO | Mar 12, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Japan, one of the most peaceful and safest country that has never experienced any configuration after WWⅡ, is facing undemocratic crisis that can change its long-standing neutral position and find its way to garrison state. Japan is one of the rare countries that have...
