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Monash expert: Japan election

Monash University < 1 min read

Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition party are on track to hold a two-thirds majority in Japan’s lower house. A Monash expert is available to talk about the election win and the implications for Japan and the wider region. 

Available to comment:

Associate Professor Charles Crabtree, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts

Contact: +1 720 236 0778 or charles.crabtree@monash.edu 

The following comments can be attributed to Senior Lecturer Crabtree:

“Takaichi’s electoral gamble has paid off, delivering her and the Liberal Democratic Party a supermajority in the House of Representatives. Her landslide victory gives her the public mandate to push for dramatic changes in economic and foreign policy, including increased defense spending.”

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For any other topics on which you may be seeking expert comment, contact the Monash University Media Unit on +61 3 9903 4840 or media@monash.edu 

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