Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition party are on track to hold a two-thirds majority in Japan’s lower house. A Monash expert is available to talk about the election win and the implications for Japan and the wider region.
Available to comment:
Associate Professor Charles Crabtree, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts
Contact: +1 720 236 0778 or [email protected]
The following comments can be attributed to Senior Lecturer Crabtree:
“Takaichi’s electoral gamble has paid off, delivering her and the Liberal Democratic Party a supermajority in the House of Representatives. Her landslide victory gives her the public mandate to push for dramatic changes in economic and foreign policy, including increased defense spending.”
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