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Podcast #161 - Japan election preview (Patreon)

Published:
2026-02-02 18:30:04
Imported:
2026-11

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This is an ad-free version of the podcast for Patreon subscribers.

Ben was joined by Donna Weeks, emeritus professor at Musashino University, to discuss this coming weekend's Japanese general election, where new prime minister Sanae Takaichi will be attempting to achieve her own mandate.

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Conor King

Thanks Ben. That was great. I have a personal interest as someone learning Japanese. Even that brief outline of the voting system a step ahead along with the analysis os the LDP the ever dominant party to an outsider.

Conor King

Hi Ben A post election request-suggestion: Coverage of other countries’ polls tends to be weak on the internal political geography. However over past decade it has been fairly easy to get the local coverages’ election maps - UK, France, US. But difficult for eg Canada where I never really found a comprehensive map, but just a list of electorates (where my limited Canadian geography hampered a reading). So if I know that Tealls won what were previously nice middle class suburbs and solidly Liberal but now have a greater mix of apartment dwellers and renters and that western Melbourne and Sydney used to be solid Labor but now have an influx of people who want to own a house wherever it may be. I have no idea for Japan (or Thailand) where the LDP has always won, where it swept into seats rarely held, where the Socialists etc hold what seats they retain and so on. Getting that geographic sense would be a great addition to your discussions as and when you cover the world.

tallyroom

Thanks Conor, I'll bear that in mind.