{"id":5335,"date":"2021-06-30T01:51:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T01:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/?p=5335"},"modified":"2021-07-21T06:02:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T06:02:29","slug":"japan-politics-now-june-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/ja\/japan-politics-now-june-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Politics Now &#8211; June 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5335\" class=\"elementor elementor-5335\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f25e7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f25e7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2672c81\" data-id=\"2672c81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55bdeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d55bdeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-768x402.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5337\" alt=\"Japan Politics Now June\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e6af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92e6af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>last updated july 5<\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b45086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b45086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election has ended after a fierce contest in Japan\u2019s capital. In addition to determining control of Tokyo\u2019s legislative body, the poll is a bellwether for the general election likely to take place in September. It also served as something of a referendum on the performance of Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko.<\/p><p>Tomin First no Kai, the party founded by Koike, is no longer the largest bloc in the assembly, with 31 seats in the 127-seat body, down from 45. The LDP won 33 seats, successfully earning the top spot, but failing to gain a majority in the assembly with its junior coalition partner, Komeito, which kept its 23 seats. The main opposition party, The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, won 15 seats, while the Japan Communist Party won 19 seats. The remaining 6 went to non-aligned or other party candidates. Voter turnout was less than 42.4%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac8710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ac8710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-de\u0301cran-0003-07-05-a\u0300-11.00.03-1024x411.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5366\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-de\u0301cran-0003-07-05-a\u0300-11.00.03.png 1024w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-de\u0301cran-0003-07-05-a\u0300-11.00.03-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-de\u0301cran-0003-07-05-a\u0300-11.00.03-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-de\u0301cran-0003-07-05-a\u0300-11.00.03-1536x616.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tokyo Assembly Seat Changes, \u00a9Langley Esquire, Tokyo 2021<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc47f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc47f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the LDP, the election offers and early indicator of how a national election could look under Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide, and provided the Tokyo chapter of the party something of a chance to avenge its 2017 loss to Tomin First no Kai. Suga\u2019s support among the public has dropped with the rise in coronavirus infections, and a solid performance would have helped his position within the LDP and helped steel lawmakers nervous about heading into a national election under his leadership. However, while the LDP won back some of the seats it lost in 2017, the party performed well short of expectations, and the election is unlikely to provide Suga with much of a tailwind.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d68066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5d68066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e17eb73 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e17eb73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-827b622\" data-id=\"827b622\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f2ce17\" data-id=\"6f2ce17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e8c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56e8c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Want to Stay Informed?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d988277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d988277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sign up for monthly updates on the latest political developments impacting your industry in Japan:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ca16a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"50ca16a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/classic-10_7.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; 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During the eight-year premiership of Abe Shinzo, the opposition struggled to gain ground in the lower house, and it suffered a catastrophic split ahead of the 2017 general election. This was the first chance to fight the LDP under new leadership, and it was eager to play on public dissatisfaction with the government\u2019s response to the pandemic. One of the main takeaways for the opposition will likely be that coordinating which districts will field candidates from which parties is critical to success. That strategy, which some have questioned in the past, served the JCP and CDP well.<\/p><p>In addition to impacting Suga\u2019s status as head of the LDP, the election will also have major implications for the political future of Koike. Koike, a conservative who joined and left the LDP, is personally popular among Tokyo voters, but the party she founded had lagged in opinion polls. Koike initially made little effort to leverage her personal status for the party\u2019s benefit, raising questions about her commitment to the party that rocketed to prominence in the last assembly election. The governor took an extended hospitalization for fatigue prior to the election, which limited campaign efforts. She only campaigned for two days before the election, but that may have been enough to save her party from a total rout.<\/p><p>Ultimately, the results of the Tokyo Metropolitan Elections are ambiguous. The LDP and Komeito failed to gain a majority, and at the same time, Koike\u2019s Tomin First no Kai lost its top position. The opposition gained strength, but it is unclear that it can leverage this pickup outside the highly contested capital. The results will certainly loom large as the country looks to the upcoming general election this fall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec02df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ec02df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b><u>Domestic Politics:<\/u><\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e67ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f6e67ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7535200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7535200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LDP Fails to Advance LGBT Law\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b87874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b87874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite a press from Inada Tomomi (LDP) and others, social conservatives in the LDP succeeded in blocking action on a bill that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill was put together by a multi-partisan group of lawmakers, and it had the support of the opposition CDP. The failure to move the bill through the Diet is a major disappointment to progressives and activists who hoped the Olympics would provide a political tailwind to make passage easier.<\/p><p><i><span style=\"color: #b31b1b;\">Langley Insight<\/span>:<\/i> Although LDP conservatives cited questions about the wording of the bill, political concern about the upcoming lower house election undoubtedly played a significant role in their opposition. Although polls have consistently shown that majorities of LDP supporters favor greater LDP rights, social conservative voters are a reliable voting bloc and among the more active supporters during election periods. As in other developed countries, however, the ground is shifting rapidly on this issue, and social conservatives will soon likely find themselves playing defense. Although the opportunity of timing the passage with the Olympics has passed by, sustained pressure and activism will likely find success down the road.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2ed36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc2ed36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Former Prime Minister Abe Floats List of Suga Successors\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e8af7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e8af7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In an interview with a conservative magazine, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo named Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu, LDP policy research chief Shimomura Hakubun, and former Foreign Minister Kishida Fumio as potential successors to current Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide. During the same interview Abe reiterated his support for Suga and said that if the LDP emerges victorious in the next lower house election, Suga should remain the head of the LDP and prime minister.<\/p><p><i><span style=\"color: #b31b1b;\">Langley Insight<\/span>:<\/i> Although Abe couched his recommendations with his commitment to supporting Suga, it is nonetheless noteworthy that someone with Abe\u2019s political clout would offer alternate candidates to the sitting prime minister. Any candidate vying for the LDP\u2019s top spot would covet Abe\u2019s endorsement \u2014 Kishida went to Abe to seek his support in the previous LDP leadership race. With his health back under control and less pressure on his daily schedule, Abe is now well positioned to play kingmaker within the LDP. Additionally, there was one notable absence from Abe\u2019s list: Administrative Reform Minister Kono Taro, who has made no secret of his ambition to become prime minister and polls as the public\u2019s favorite for Japan\u2019s top spot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8b9ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f8b9ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Former Economy Minister Sugawara Isshu to Resign over Donation Scandal<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb993e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feb993e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sugawara Isshu (LDP, HR), a former minister of the economy, trade and industry, will resign from the Diet due to suspicions that he made illegal donations to his constituents. Reports indicate that Sugawara made donations worth \u00a5300,000 for flowers and consolation money for funerals from 2017 to 2019. Sugawara was fined \u00a5400,000 and barred from running for public office for three years.<\/p><p><i><span style=\"color: #b31b1b;\">Langley Insight<\/span>:<\/i> Although Sugawara\u2019s donations were not particularly nefarious, money scandals inevitably create bad press. Considering Sugawara\u2019s relatively high profile, and that his scandal follows on those of former LDP lawmakers Kawai Anri and Kawai Katsuyuki, the scandal provides more ammunition for the opposition heading into the upcoming lower house election. The headlines about Sugawara will have faded by the time of the election, likely this fall, but these scandals will be baked into the public consciousness, making it easier for the opposition to paint the LDP as corrupt and unconcerned with the population\u2019s general welfare.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52db28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f52db28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CDP Shoots Down Joint Government with JCP\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2eae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce2eae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1600px-Utsunomiya_Kenji_and_opposition_party_2020-768x384.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5341\" alt=\"Opposition Parties\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1600px-Utsunomiya_Kenji_and_opposition_party_2020-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1600px-Utsunomiya_Kenji_and_opposition_party_2020-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1600px-Utsunomiya_Kenji_and_opposition_party_2020-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1600px-Utsunomiya_Kenji_and_opposition_party_2020-1536x769.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b534871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b534871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Constitutional Democratic Party leader Edano Yukio (CDP, HR) ended any speculation about the Japan Communist Party entering the government if the opposition wins the next general election. Edano said that a joint administration with the JCP would \u201cquickly fall,\u201d and that \u201cthe Diet would ground to a halt\u201d over differences in policy. He nonetheless wants to move forward in coordinating with the JCP in fielding candidates during the upcoming election. The JCP had indicated it was eager to cooperate, and had tried to assuage the CDP\u2019s concerns, saying the opposition parties could overcome policy differences. But other senior figures in the CDP, including former Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko and former Foreign Minister Okada Katsuya, were unwilling to bring the JCP into government.<\/p><p><i><span style=\"color: #b31b1b;\">Langley Insight<\/span>:<\/i> Coordination among the opposition parties is crucial to ensure that the anti-LDP vote is not split among multiple candidates in single-member districts. However, the Japanese Trade Union Federation (Rengo), Japan\u2019s largest affiliation of labor unions and one the CDP\u2019s most powerful organizational supporters, is strongly against including the JCP in government. Rikio Kozu, the outgoing Rengo president, said in a speech in Tokyo that the JCP is not a democratic organization and that it has totally different ideas about how society should function. Kozu argued that while coordination may attract the votes of some JCP supporters, it will also drive away more moderate voters. Kozu highlighted the JCP\u2019s positions on Japan\u2019s security policy and the imperial system as reasons why the party should be excluded from government, but he left one significant difference unsaid: nuclear power. The private-sector unions affiliated with Rengo support the use of nuclear power, but the JCP is firmly opposed to it. In drawing up its policy platform last year, the CDP avoided using the term \u201czero nuclear power,\u201d reflecting Rengo\u2019s position.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f6325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48f6325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Division Grows Within LDP<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9dc63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe9dc63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Divisions within the ruling LDP are emerging after long being kept in check by the overwhelming influence of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and his faction. A party caucus focused on semiconductors and led by party heavyweight Amari Akira and a caucus focused on the Indo-Pacific region led by LDP Secretary-General Nikai Toshihiro are exposing rivalries within the ruling party. The former group, which features the \u201c3As\u201d &#8212; Abe Shinzo, Finance Minister Aso Taro, and Amari Akiri &#8212; is widely seen as a check on the influence of Nikai and his faction. Nikai\u2019s caucus also boasts Abe Shinzo as an advisor.<\/p><p><i><span style=\"color: #b31b1b;\">Langley Insight<\/span>:<\/i> Nikai\u2019s early support for Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide in the wake of Abe\u2019s resignation earned his faction multiple significant positions in the party and the government. The brewing dustup is focused on who will take which positions after the next general election or the LDP leadership election, both of which are slated for fall. Factional infighting has been commonplace throughout much of the LDP\u2019s history. However, an escalation of the intra-party conflict just before the next election could demoralize party supporters and depress its voter turnout. The conflict also presents a dilemma for Suga, who does not have a strong support base within the party. If the party leadership election comes before the general election, the infighting may spill further into the open and impact the party\u2019s election prospects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e663685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e663685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b><u>Foreign Affairs:<\/u><\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1e01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf1e01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G7_leaders_roundtable_meeting_on_Day_1_Carbis_Bay_summit_3-768x501.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G7_leaders_roundtable_meeting_on_Day_1_Carbis_Bay_summit_3-768x501.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G7_leaders_roundtable_meeting_on_Day_1_Carbis_Bay_summit_3-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G7_leaders_roundtable_meeting_on_Day_1_Carbis_Bay_summit_3-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G7_leaders_roundtable_meeting_on_Day_1_Carbis_Bay_summit_3-1536x1002.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c26a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0c26a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d285b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72d285b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">G7 Leaders Offer Backing for Tokyo Olympics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80afbb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80afbb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leaders of the Group of 7 countries gave Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide their support for the Tokyo Olympics, set to start in July. &#8220;We reiterate our support for the holding of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 in a safe and secure manner as a symbol of global unity in overcoming COVID-19,&#8221; the nations wrote in a joint statement after the leaders\u2019 summit in June.<\/p><p><i><span style=\"color: #b31b1b;\">Langley Insight<\/span>:<\/i> Domestic opposition to the Olympic games has steadily been dropping as the event approaches, and the G7 statement provides Suga with some assurance that there would be no high-profile cancelations. Individual athletes or teams may refuse to compete, but the G7 governments will not bar their teams from attending. The politics of the Olympics for the Suga Administration remain largely unchanged &#8212; leaders are betting they can safely hold the event without super-spreader events, which will buoy the administration\u2019s popularity and demonstrate that it can effectively manage the new coronavirus. A major outbreak, however, could prove to be politically disastrous. With opposition among the public fading and the assurance that other major teams will be attending, any further postponement or cancelation is almost certainly out of the question.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2b607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ab2b607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04633c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04633c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b><u>NHK Polling:<\/u><\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ea833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d6ea833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc55c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dc55c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both approval and disapproval ticked upward in June, but the underlying political conditions the Suga Administration faces are largely unchanged. The Tokyo election and the Olympics in July could start to turn voter preferences more sharply. All politicians will look to capitalize on these events as much as possible to insert themselves into public discussion ahead of the fall political season.<\/p><p>Cabinet: 37% support (+2pp), 45% do not support (+2pp)<br \/>Parties: LDP 35.8%, CDP 6.4%, Komeito 3.5%, Ishin 2.1%, JCP 2.8%, DPP 0.5%<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fd552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63fd552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-de\u0301cran-0003-06-30-a\u0300-11.15.55-1024x600.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5339\" alt=\"Suga Cabinet Approval Rate June 2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-de\u0301cran-0003-06-30-a\u0300-11.15.55.png 1024w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-de\u0301cran-0003-06-30-a\u0300-11.15.55-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-de\u0301cran-0003-06-30-a\u0300-11.15.55-768x450.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c5787 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a6c5787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ed7fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ed7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Langley Esquire provides a full range of<a href=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/government-affairs\/\"> government &amp; public affairs consulting services<\/a>, including policy and media monitoring, stakeholder mapping, and government relations. 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