Date : January 12, 2024
Video Report: Outlook for Domestic Japanese Politics in 2024 (Dr. Yu UCHIYAMA, Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)
post date : 2024.01.12
With the Kishida administration’s Cabinet approval rating reaching the lowest it has been since the Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in 2012, the scandal over income from fundraising parties by LDP factions is having an impact on Cabinet members and party officials, making the situation even worse for the current government. With the weak yen and continued rise in costs for energy and daily necessities, there is growing interest both domestically and internationally in whether 2024 will see the creation of a “virtuous cycle between wages and prices” for the Japanese economy, as well as in how the Kishida administration will deal with the mountain of problems that remain ahead of the LDP leadership election at the end of September 2024, when Kishida’s term as LDP president will end.
The FPCJ has invited Dr. Yu Uchiyama, an expert on Japanese politics and professor at the University of Tokyo, to discuss how Japan's political situation will develop in 2024.
The briefing was attended by journalists from China, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Belgium, Denmark and the USA.
Handout will be provided upon request. Please contact cp[at]fpcjpn.or.jp .
■Date: Jan. 12 (Fri), 2024, 14:00-15:30
■Theme: Outlook for Domestic Japanese Politics in 2024
■Briefer: Dr. Yu UCHIYAMA, Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
■Language: Japanese, with consecutive English interpretation
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