in_the_media
Japan vote could set new tone for nation
Posted Dec 15, 2012
Media Outlet:
NPR’s “Weekend Edition”
Japan holds elections tomorrow for the lower house of parliament, which is more powerful than the upper house, and which has more control over the budget and selects the prime minister. Over the years, the country has been plagued by a succession of weak leaders. “Most people are very disenchanted with politics in Japan,” said Jeff Kingston, a faculty member at Temple University, Japan Campus.