... of interest representation. © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California 2021 interest group Japanese politics political reform political influence longitudinal survey HIDEHIRO YAMAMOTO Interest Group Politics and Its Transformation in Japan An Approach Informed by Longitudinal Survey...

... transfers, which can be tracked to electoral constituencies, are examined. Using intergovernmental transfer data, this article tests four separate hypotheses. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 Japanese politics distributive politics pork-barrel politics Japanese economic...

... of interparty competition and the functioning of a two-party system. © 2017 by The Regents of the University of California 2017 Japanese politics political corruption scandals Liberal Democratic Party nuclear accidents MATTHEW CARLSON Policy Failure Scandals as Political Scandals in Japan...

... and irregularity in Japanese politics. As a result, they were reversed by his successors. Email: < [email protected] >. © 2012 by the Regents of the University of California 2012 Japanese politics policy making institutions leadership prime minister 799 Asian Survey, Vol. 52, Number 5...

... limped along for another year, hampered by a divided legislature and an aging population reluctant to pay for the pensions and services it requires. The natural disasters of March 2011 were a tragic sideshow to the deep political problems that continue to plague Japan. KEYWORDS: Japanese politics...

... of the nation's finances. © 2010 By the Regents of the University of California Japanese politics budget politics fiscal policy budget institutions public spending GENE PARK The Politics of Budgeting in Japan How Much Do Institutions Matter? ABSTRACT In the past decade, the Japanese government has...

... of the conflict between the so-called “rebels” and “assassins” is likely to affect its electoral fortunes in the next lower house election. © 2008 by The Regents of the University of California. 2008 Japanese politics Liberal Democratic Party 2005 election campaign finance political reform JAPAN S...

...Hiroshi Kaihara Faction-ridden Japanese politics seems to give way to a new politics. The 1994 revision of the electoral law generated an enormous change in the power relationship between faction leaders and the prime minister. Koizumi Jun'ichiro's strategy exemplified the potentiality of the new...

... politics. © 2006 by The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 2006 Koizumi Japanese politics political reform 2005 election Liberal Democratic Party AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2005 JAPANESE GENERAL ELECTION Will Koizumi s Political Reforms Endure? Ray Christensen Abstract...