Prof. Crabtree co-authors an opinion piece noting that Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, faces, “one of the most uncertain parliamentary situations in postwar Japan.”
Sanae Takaichi’s historic rise as Japan’s Prime Minister comes amid one of the most uncertain parliamentary situations in postwar history. Governing without Komeito for the first time in two decades, her Liberal Democratic Party relies on a loose confidence-and-supply deal with the Japan Innovation Party. As a minority government, the Takaichi cabinet’s survival hinges on careful bargaining and constant coalition-building in a divided Diet.
Read the full article in East Asian Forum HERE!