Political sclerosis? Suga’s stability backed by LDP gerontocracy
2020年10月12日 · Suga’s stability backed by LDP gerontocracy. After seven years and eight months in power, the abrupt resignation of Shinzo Abe due to health issues saw Yoshihide Suga installed as Japan’s prime minister on 16 September. After serving as chief cabinet secretary and Abe’s right-hand man throughout the previous government, Suga won the race ...
Japan's nuclear wastewater plan is clouded by politics
2021年6月29日 · Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga stated, ‘the disposal of ALPS treated water is unavoidable and experts have recommended that the release into the sea is the most realistic method’. If good nuclear safety governance is concerned with bringing stakeholders together to meet social needs, then the prime minister’s remark falls short.
Suga’s accountability problem - East Asia Forum
Suga’s accountability problem. Throughout November, Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga welcomed the public distraction of the US election and its shambolic outcome. Alongside burgeoning rates of COVID-19 infections across Japan, to which his government’s ‘Go To’ domestic tourism campaigns have undoubtedly contributed, it has ...
Consensus-builder Kishida’s challenge to maintain stability in …
2021年10月11日 · The LDP’s faction bosses moved to install Abe’s long-serving chief Cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, as the continuity candidate to serve out the rest of Abe’s term until September 2021. While Suga established a new digital agency and set an ambitious target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 46 per cent from 2013 levels by 2030, his ...
How the Olympics contributed to Suga’s downfall
2021年9月15日 · In Brief. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s decision to hold the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games under the one-year postponement plan inherited from the Abe administration revolved around his need to face a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election in September and a lower-house election by October.
Why the Suga–Moon Tokyo Olympics summit was cancelled
2021年7月25日 · Moon showed initiative by planning to visit Japan on 23 July to attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics and hold a summit meeting with Suga. But Suga’s entourage suggested there would be no policy change on the Japanese side and the summit has been cancelled .
The fine print of Japan’s commitment to carbon neutrality
2020年11月18日 · The pledge is a step in the right direction but it lacks detail. In order to achieve green growth, Prime Minister Suga mentioned regulatory reform and strengthening disruptive energy innovation, including next-generation solar photovoltaics and carbon recycling. Suga also emphasised the need for a mix of renewable and nuclear energy.
Priority on dealing with US–Japan alliance perception gap
2021年4月13日 · The Suga government seems stubbornly intent on hosting the Olympics despite over 80 per cent of Japanese public opinion favouring either cancellation or postponement. The greater exchange of information to combat COVID-19 is low hanging fruit .
Japan’s new model of capitalism in an uncertain world
2022年2月15日 · The number of infections skyrocketed during the event, resulting in a rapid decline in Suga’s approval rating and forcing him to cede his leadership of the LDP. Fumio Kishida replaced Suga as prime minister and won the general election in October owing to the support of key conservative party members, weak opposition parties and a sharp ...
Japanese defence spending at the fiscal crossroads
2021年2月17日 · Under Abe’s watch, Japan has increased its defence budget every year since 2005. The uptick in spending has continued since Abe left office in September 2020 — last December, the Ministry of Defense released its revised budget request for the 2021 fiscal year totalling approximately 5.3 trillion yen (US$50.2 billion). Share.