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Japanese General Election 2017 and Identity Analysis of the Abe Government: Dominant Win by LDP and Cause of Non-Existing Opposite Parties

  • Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
  • Abbr : JAPS
  • 2018, 25(2), pp.85-104
  • DOI : 10.18107/japs.2018.25.2.004
  • Publisher : Institute of Global Affairs
  • Research Area : Social Science > Social Science in general
  • Received : May 17, 2018
  • Accepted : June 19, 2018
  • Published : June 30, 2018

Yongmin Kim 1

1건국대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This article analyses the result of Japanese General Election on 22th of October 2017, which made Abe government starts 4thterm by dominant win of Liberal Democratic Party. The research aim of this article is find out identity of Abe government and the reasons of winning in the election. In this general election Abe and LDP achieved big win and one of main reason of winning is that opposite political parties are almost non-exist in Japanese politics. I will seek the reason of opposite parties split and understanding long-term polices of Abe government to find out the perspective of the Abe administration. In this election they had three main issues in Japanese society, constitutional reform, economic problems and North-Korean nuclear issue. I will compare the policies on these issues of all Japanese political parties and predict what will they do in issues by continuing coalition on ruling party. And aim to answer the Korean counterpart questions to Abe government which very important in Northeast Asian security.

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