A deal too many: Japan
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Elections for governor in Japan's Saitama prefecture took an odd twist when popular socialist incumbent Yawara Hata announced he was stepping down. The ruling party had previously persuaded Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, a distinguished Diet member, to run for the office. Then Hata got back in the race. Tsuchiya called off his candidacy. Hata was then implicated in a corruption scheme.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Getting redder: Japan
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Scandal and corruption in Japan has prompted voters to elect numerous Communists recently. The Mayor of Komae City, who resigned after a gambling debt scandal, was replaced by a Communist, and Communist representation in the upper Diet increase by 9.5% in 1995.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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Diplomacy starts at home: Japan
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Japan's prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa has lost his image as a diplomat by making unkind remarks about US economics. Japanese politics and economic policy are discussed.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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