Japanese Politics One-on-One #199; LDP, Komeito minority government, Tamaki's CDFP & new policies - Video

The LDP's loss of majority has opened many opportunities for the opposition parties to influence policy-making and even the direction in which the country moves in the future.

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Timestamps
0:00 Opening
5:12 Challenges and Shifts: Japan’s Parliamentary Session Under PM Ishiba
25:31Japan’s Balanced Approach: Supporting Israel and Palestinians
27:42 Tamaki's Rising Influence: A Political Balancing Act in Japan
35:48 Amazon Under Scrutiny: Japan’s FTC Cracks Down
38:38 - Is the DPFP working on a change of leadership with the recent elevation of Diet Affairs Chief Motohisa Furukawa to DPFP deputy leader given that Mr. Tamaki’s publicly disclosed romantic affair could make him unlikely to be seen as PM material.
43:27 What is Timothy’s view on the end game for the funds accounting scandal. Have we reached the stage where people are attempting to flog a dead horse?
46:07 From Washington D.C. it is hard to see what Ishiba's vision for Japan and the US consists of. What key characteristics do you believe the ideal next ambassador to Japan should possess given the importance of the US-Japan alliance, regional security challenges, and economic and technological collaboration in the indo-pacific
50:31 President-Elect Trump plans to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to tackle illegal immigration and drug trafficking. He has threatened 100% tariffs on BRICS nations if they challenge the US dollar's dominance, although Japan is not directly targeted by these tariffs, how might the broader shifts in US trade policy affect the US-Japan economic partnership?
53:13 If BRICS countries move away from the US dollar, what impact might this have on Japan's yen and its role as a regional economic stabiliser.
54:54 - How might Japan review its active cyber-defense bill in light of Trump's historical distrust of intelligence agencies and his plans to overhaul US intelligence.
58:26 What is the difference in meaning between ‘government council of experts', ‘a political party study group’ and ‘a bureaucrat study group’?

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