Japanese Politics: Current political issues (Pt. 7)

Government System:

• Revise Postwar Constitution (Double election): Dissolve Lower House to coincide with pre-scheduled  July Upper poll. Click here and here

Economy:

• Competition with rising power (China)
• Tax consumption hikes
• Overworked employee culture
• Maternity leave
• Tourism industry
• Open trade?
• Importing products from Fukushima – WTO (impact of nuclear disaster)

Welfare:

• Free preschool education bill

Foreign Relation:

• US-JP Alliance
• Concern with bilateral ties with South Korea
• Trade relationship with China

Social and Population:

• Immigration issue
• Declining youth population – limited care for elder population
• Bully culture at school and work

Military:

• Pacifist Constitution referendum – Click here
• Military Stance: pacifist or pro-security
• Whether or not to keep US military forces stationed in Okinawa
• How to handle North Korea threat
• Isles off Hokkaido – Issues with Russia

Energy:

• Operation of the nuclear power station

Natural disaster:

• Accepting debris by the earthquake

General Political Landscape:

• 2017 – Click here
• 2018 – Click here
• 2019 – Click here, here & here

Reference:

Japan’s political seachange

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news_category/politics-diplomacy/

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/tag/japanese-politics/page/2/

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-76475-7_2