The Politics of the Kishida Cabinet in the Post-Abe Era

November 14, 2022 | 8:00PM - 9:30PM

Centre for the Study of Global Japan, Government & politics, Public policy, East Asia

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The UBC Centre for Japanese Research, in partnership with the University of Toronto Munk School Centre for the Study of Global Japan and the University of Tokyo ISS Methodology of Social Sciences Project is organizing a panel event on the theme of Japanese politics titled: "The Politics of the Kishida Cabinet in the Post-Abe Era." This panel will take place on November 14, 2022, with the following objectives: To understand the implications of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state-funeral, revealed connections to the Unification Church, and resulting public backlash; To map out the current power holders and bureaucratic balance of power within the Kishida administration in the post-Abe era, including Abe policy legacies and; To understand Kishida policy priorities and achievements regarding COVID, national economic security, R&D, green tech and Japan’s role in the G20.

Co-sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Global Japan, UBC Centre for Japanese Research and University of Tokyo ISS Methodology of Social Sciences Project.

Centre for the Study of Global Japan, Government & politics, Public policy, East Asia

Speakers

Takako Hikotani

Professor, Gakushuin University

Rieko Kage

Professor, University of Tokyo

David Leheny

Professor, Waseda University

Kenneth McElwain

Professor, University of Tokyo

Harukata Takenaka

Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Andrew Horvat

Senior Fellow, University of British Columbia

Phillip Lipscy

Director, Centre for the Study of Global Japan, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy; Professor, University of Toronto

Yves Tiberghien

Professor, CJR Director, University of British Columbia