Speaker
Gerald Curtis
Affiliation
Columbia University
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Abstract
Gerald Curtis
Columbia University
Abe is Back… Now What?
As a result of the December 2012 lower house election, the LDP returned to power, the DPJ suffered a catastrophic defeat, and Shinzo Abe, standard bearer for the LDP’s nationalistic right, became prime minister for the second time. What explains the LDPs and Abe’s success? How important is the “Abe factor” in driving changes in Japanese foreign policy? Where is Japan going and with what consequences for Japan itself and for international relations in East Asia?"