Political sclerosis? Suga’s stability backed by LDP gerontocracy
2020年10月12日 · Frosty relations between Suga and Koike worsened after Suga criticised Tokyo’s mismanagement of COVID-19 for jeopardising the ‘Go To’ campaign, and Koike responded by raising Tokyo’s COVID-19 alert to the highest level, leading to the temporary exclusion of Tokyo from the program. Despite Nikai’s support for the ‘Go To’ campaign ...
Why the Suga–Moon Tokyo Olympics summit was cancelled
2021年7月25日 · But Suga’s entourage suggested there would be no policy change on the Japanese side and the summit has been cancelled. The Japanese government’s rigidity goes beyond fundamental diplomatic functioning and is not in Japan’s national interest for four reasons.
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 ...
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.
The Taiwan factor in US–Japan alliance relations
2021年9月6日 · The Suga government also held party-to-party talks between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Democratic Progressive Party in late August. The talks included a heavy focus on security issues as well as discussion of planned investment in Japan by Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC and cooperation on semiconductor chip supply chain ...
Kishida’s difficult year - East Asia Forum
2022年12月18日 · The first is a ‘watchdog’ to protect him and lay the policy groundwork — the role that former prime minister Suga played for Abe. The second is Kishida’s lack of a strong protective supporter, particularly since the death of Abe, whom Kishida relied on as a sounding board, adviser and internal party influencer.
Japan’s way forward in 2022 - East Asia Forum
2022年1月2日 · Suga’s poll numbers failed to recover in the lead up to the LDP leadership race in September. After Kishida threw his hat into the ring, LDP factional bosses tapped Suga on the shoulder and convinced him to withdraw. Kishida’s main rival in the race for the LDP leadership race was Taro Kono.
Challenges abound for Japan’s Kishida in 2022 | East Asia Forum
2022年1月5日 · Still, Suga lacked critical skills required of the prime minister in a time of national crisis; namely, leadership and communication skills. In contrast, Kishida’s communication skills are much better, but his skill to lead the nation remains to be seen.
The Kuril Islands roadblock on a Russia–Japan peace treaty
2021年7月23日 · Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has also expressed his willingness to develop ties with Russia and conclude a peace treaty to end Second World War hostilities between the two countries over the Kuril Islands (claimed by Japan as the Northern Territories). But there are still critical misunderstandings between the parties.
COVID-19 is a weak excuse for changing Japan’s Constitution
2021年9月27日 · Suga was the handpicked successor to Shinzo Abe, who filled the prime minister’s shoes himself for eight long years. The leading candidates to replace Suga have not shown Abe’s evangelistic fervor for constitutional change, but they do represent the LDP mainstream and the demand for constitutional emergency powers is in the party’s DNA.