{"id":5819,"date":"2021-11-17T07:43:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T07:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/?p=5819"},"modified":"2021-11-26T05:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T05:44:36","slug":"japan-politics-now-november-2021-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/ja\/japan-politics-now-november-2021-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Politics Now &#8211; November 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5819\" class=\"elementor elementor-5819\" 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\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-6-768x402.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5820\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-6-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-6-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-6.jpg 800w\" 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>November 2021<\/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><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has successfully weathered his first election as premier. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) kept its sole majority in the National Diet\u2019s lower house, the standard Kishida had set as a victory, winning 261 of the chamber\u2019s 465 seats. The party held 276 seats before the election. The ruling coalition, which includes the Komeito party, emerged with a total of 293 seats.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); font-size: 20px;\">The main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), went into the election optimistic about its prospects, but it ended with 96 seats, 14 fewer than it held in the previous Diet session. CDP leader Edano Yukio resigned as the head of the party to take responsibility for the party\u2019s disappointing performance.<\/span><\/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-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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5822\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image.png 1024w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1536x770.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\"><\/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-67e1dd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67e1dd6\" 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 new Kishida administration has moved quickly to put together an economic stimulus package that is expected to top 40 trillion yen ($350 billion). The spending package will cover 100,000 yen payments to households for every child aged 18 or younger (excluding high-income households). The government is also set to resume the Go To Travel subsidy program in January.<\/p><p>Kishida\u2019s victory also solidifies his status within the LDP. Prior to the election, many believed the premier to be a de facto pawn of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who retains a great deal of clout in the party. However, Kishida has since moved to install his preferred personnel \u2014 some of which have reportedly rankled Abe \u2014 for important positions in the cabinet and the Prime Minister\u2019s Office. Having demonstrated that he can lead the party to acceptable results in an election, junior LDP lawmakers are not inclined to mount an intra-party revolt against the prime minister. This has provided Kishida with more political space to maneuver independent of other heavyweights in the party.<\/p>\t\t\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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background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">The other winner in the Oct. 31 election was the Japan Innovation Party, often referred to as Nippon Ishin no Kai or just Ishin. The libertarian group attracted many of the protest votes against the LDP, growing its seats from 11 to 41. Ishin will cooperate with the Democratic Party for the People, another conservative opposition party. Together the two will command 51 seats in the lower house, offering voters a mainstream conservative alternative to the LDP.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>While the Ishin aligns ideologically with some elements of the LDP, the two parties are unlikely to form any formal tie-up. The LDP benefits immensely from its alliance with Komeito, which can reliably mobilize voters in single-member districts, and any agreement with Ishin would likely require the LDP to jettison its current coalition partner. Moreover, Ishin has already announced that it intends to remain in the opposition and work with the DPP. Given the fractious nature of Japanese politics, however, it remains to be seen whether this new tie-up will present a true challenge to the LDP.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Overall, the election showed that the LDP remains the dominant force in Japanese politics despite widespread perceptions of dissatisfaction with the party. There are many explanations for the party\u2019s resilience, including its local-level political infrastructure, its overwhelming media presence during the leadership election that preceded the general election, and concern among voters about the opposition\u2019s competence. All of these factors suggest that the LDP is not leaving power any time soon.<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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\">Hayashi Yoshimasa Becomes Foreign Minister\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>After making a high-profile switch from the Diet\u2019s upper house to its lower house, Hayashi Yoshimasa, a Harvard-educated former education minister, has become Kishida\u2019s minister of foreign affairs. Hayashi\u2019s appointment faced some opposition within the LDP: he previously served as the head of a cross-party group of lawmakers that promotes better relations with China, and some view him as too close to Beijing. Most notably, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo reportedly told Kishida that he did not support Hayashi\u2019s appointment.<\/p><p><i><span style=\"color: #b31b1b;\">Langley Insight<\/span>:<\/i> <span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">While the position of foreign minister is undoubtedly important, it is unclear how much influence Hayashi will wield over foreign policy. During the eight years of the Abe administration, policy direction was largely set by the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, rather than the Foreign Ministry. Kishida was himself a foreign minister, and seems to have valued his experience there, so he may be willing to cede some authority to MOFA. Hayashi\u2019s appointment also indicates that Kishida is apparently willing to put more distance between himself and Abe than many previously thought.<\/span><\/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\">Kishida Kantei Takes Shape\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>Kishida has begun to fill out the Prime Minister\u2019s Office &#8212; also known as the Kantei &#8212; in his own vision. Notably, he has chosen former METI Administrative Vice Minister Shimada Takashi as his chief secretary and right-hand man. Kishida has also brought on Arai Masayoshi, another former high-ranking METI official, along with Unami Hirotaki and Nakayama Mitsuteru, both former high-ranking officials at the Finance Ministry, as aides. Such a pairing of senior officials from the two powerful ministries, an arrangement the media has dubbed the \u201ctwo-plus-two,\u201d is unprecedented in the Kantei.<span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-cc05922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc05922\" 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=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-7-1-1024x675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5826\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-7-1-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-7-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-7-1-768x506.jpg 768w\" 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\">Kishida in the 80th Meeting of the Novel Coronavirus Response Headquarters, \u00a9Kantei 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-4f016ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f016ac\" 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><i style=\"font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><span style=\"color: #b31b1b;\">Langley Insight<\/span>:<\/i> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">The fact that Kishida\u2019s new secretaries were high-ranking officials in Kasumigaseki\u2019s two powerful ministries means that they are known entities for the rest of the bureaucracy. That will help facilitate coordination among the Kantei and other government agencies, which will in turn smooth policymaking. This will help forestall one of the criticisms that plagued the premiership of Suga Yoshihide: that the Kantei was unable to work effectively with the bureaucracy. The background of Kishida\u2019s aides is also significant. The Finance Ministry, which typically tries to curb spending and increase tax revenue, and METI, which implements industrial policy, have historically clashed over the direction of Japan\u2019s economic and fiscal policy. If the Kantei\u2019s two-plus-two can agree on policy direction among themselves first, they will be able to send unified signals to the two ministries with the most influence over Japan\u2019s economic policy.<\/span><\/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-caf6b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"caf6b0d\" 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\">Edano Yukio Steps Down as CDP Leader\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204829c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"204829c\" 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>On Nov. 12, Edano Yukio resigned as leader of the CDP to take responsibility for the party\u2019s relatively poor performance in the Oct. 31 lower house election. The party will hold an election on Nov. 30 to choose his successor. Izumi Kenta and Osaka Seiji have both said they would stand for the position, and Ogawa Junya and Ogushi Hiroshi have indicated they are interested in the job. Other names have appeared in the media as possibilities, including Nagatsuma Akira and Mabuchi Sumio.<span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i style=\"font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><span style=\"color: #b31b1b;\">Langley Insight<\/span>:<\/i> Most observers agree that the focus of the CDP election will be its relationship with the JCP. The two opposition parties unified their candidate lists to an unprecedented extent, but they were unable to make significant headway against the LDP. Conservative members of the CDP and Rengo, the labor union umbrella organization and the CDP\u2019s main institutional backer, are cool toward the alliance. More progressive party members want to maintain the relationship. The winner of the party\u2019s leadership election will face a difficult balancing act \u2014 cooperation between the two parties proved effective in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in July, but discontented conservatives could leave the CDP and split the opposition. Regardless of whether the CDP keeps its relationship with the JCP, the opposition still needs to find a strategy to break the LDP\u2019s dominance. Unified candidate lists may only be a necessary but still insufficient condition.<\/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-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\">Japan SDF Activity Grows in Indo-Pacific\n<\/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><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship escorted an Australian vessel during bilateral naval drills that took place south of Shikoku. The action marked the first time that a MSDF vessel protected ships from a country other than the U.S. Legally, the SDF can take such actions thanks to the 2015 security legislation, which enables the SDF to protect other countries\u2019 weapons and equipment during noncombat situations.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"color: #b31b1b;\">Langley Insight<\/span>:<\/i> <span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Kishida has revealed little about the foreign policy he intends to pursue, apart from conventional statements about the importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance. After eight years of Abe, however, the groundwork has been laid for stronger cooperation with other democratic nations in the Indo-Pacific. Considering the region\u2019s increasingly tense security environment, Tokyo is likely to continue working toward greater cooperation in frameworks like the Quad.\u00a0<\/span><\/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-ee99b86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee99b86\" 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-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-6997f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6997f0a\" 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><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Kishida\u2019s support rate enjoyed a modest bounce in the aftermath of the election, as could be expected after his party beat expectations. His administration has only just launched in earnest, but it appears that the public does not associate him with the scandals of the Abe era or the missteps of the Suga government. However, judging from the previous administrations, it will be difficult for Kishida to preserve his support rate at this level until next summer\u2019s upper house election, his next big political challenge. 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