Japanese Election Results Hamper U.S. Objectives in Asia


 

Publication Date: August 2007

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Bruce Klingner

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Asia and the Pacific; Afghanistan; japan; pacifism

Type: Brief

Coverage: Japan

Abstract:

With the opposition vowing to obstruct his foreign policy initiatives, a weakened Prime Minister Shinzo Abe must show bold and decisive leadership if he hopes to regain public support and expand the role of Japan's armed forces.