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Introduction to Japanese Politics, now in its fully updated 6th edition, is a comprehensive review of political developments in Japan. Since the previous edition, Japan´s economic policy has undergone significant change with a period of deflation whilst the Abe administration has expanded Japan´s international security participation. This classic introduction to Japanese politics has therefore now been revised and covers:
- Japan´s geographical setting and history
- Japan´s political institutions and processes
- Recent organizational and.ideological changes in the LDP
- The increasingly contentious realm of foreign and security issues, including North Korea´s development of nuclear weapons.

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