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General Election in Japan: Voters Look Beyond Pandemic

Japan's first Lower House election in four years was held at the end of October. The main ruling Liberal Democratic Party secured an absolute stable majority, while the largest opposition Constitutional Democratic Party suffered resounding losses, despite unifying its candidates with other opposition parties. What led to this result? We followed candidates from both sides to find out. Guest: Murohashi Yuki (Representative Director, Japan Youth Conference)

English
  • Originally Aired November 5, 2021
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network NHK
  • Created November 9, 2021 by
    soulflexin
  • Modified November 9, 2021 by
    soulflexin