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News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2026/03/japans-political-paradox-why-young-liberals-backed-a-conservative-landslide/
Published on: Thursday 12 March 2026
India’s Worrying Plans for Dams on Transboundary Rivers Shared with Bangladesh One aspect of the result merits closer analytical attention: the voting behavior of younger citizens. Pre-election ...
News Japan » Chugoku » Politics: From ‘Lost Decades’ to Populist Surge: Japan’s Unexpected Political Shift
News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2025/12/from-lost-decades-to-populist-surge-japans-unexpected-political-shift/
Published on: Sunday 28 December 2025
For a long time, Japan’s political system was treated as a success story in comparison with other democratic states. During the 2010s, while Western democracies were engulfed by a populist surge ...