| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 2, 2012 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | Seminar Room 208N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
In this talk, I will summarize and discuss the three basic trends in Japanese politics that emerged since the 3.11 earthquake and nuclear disaster, the disintegration of the Democratic Party of Japan, the rise of local political parties, and the growing distrust among the Japanese voters toward the existing political system. I will offer some prediction as to how these three trends will interact to develop into a new direction in Japanese politics for both short and long term future.
Masaru Kohno is a Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Research Institute of Contemporary Japanese Systems, at Waseda University. He graduated from Sophia University in Tokyo, and obtained his M.A. from Yale in International Relations in 1987 and Ph.D. from Stanford in Political Science in 1994. His major publications include Japan’s Postwar Party Politics (Princeton University Press) and Institutions (University of Tokyo Press).
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