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Japan’s Kishida Faces Further Tests Ahead After LDP Election Victory

The BGA Japan team, led by Managing Director Kiyoaki Aburaki, wrote an update to clients on Japan’s latest election. The update addressed what poll results meant for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as well as what lies ahead for his government and Japan. Context Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured an absolute majority in the House of Representatives in the October 31 general election. This allowed the LDP-Komeito coalition government and incumbent Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to … Continue Reading

A small ginko leaf Kiyoaki Aburaki