Unclear signals: nuclear weapons' policy shrouded in ambiguities
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Japan has yet to take a clear stand on extending the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty due to conflicting opinions within the government over how Japan should approach the issue. It is clear that Japan will not allow an unconditional extension of the treaty. Some Japanese want to see more restrictions placed upon the five nations with nuclear capabilities while others want fewer nuclear restrictions placed upon their own country. Failure to go along with the treaty countries would result in greater suspicions of Japan by its Southeast Asian neighbors.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1993
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The writing on the wall
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July 1995 elections for Japan's upper legislative house proved painful for the three-party ruling coalition and especially fruitful for the upstart New Frontier Party. Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama's Social Democratic Party of Japan suffered the most, winning only 16 of the 126 seats at stake, supporting analysts who think he will be forced to step down in the next six months. The largest coalition member, the Liberal Democratic Party, won only 49 seats. The heads of the LDP's two wings stand a good chance of becoming the next prime minister.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1995
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New age: ruling coalition agrees to political reform plan
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The new Japanese prime minister, Morihiro Hosokawa, unveiled his proposals for political reform on Aug 28, 1993. After two weeks of dispute and discussion by the eight political parties comprising Japan's new coalition government, Hosokawa proposed that the country's post-World War II multi-seat parliamentary constituencies be replaced with a mix of proportional representation and single-member constituencies. A stable two-party system may eventually develop from this change.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1993
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