Why Kishida is unlikely to improve Japan’s ties with the two Koreas



Analysis Why Kishida is unlikely to improve Japan’s ties with the two Koreas New Japanese prime minister unlikely to break through Tokyo's disillusionment with Seoul and disinterest in Pyongyang Justin Yeo October 31, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Wikimedia Commons \| Fumio Kishida in Bonn on Feb. 16, 2017 Fumio Kishida recently became Japan’s 100th prime minister, and his election has kick-started debate about whether the new leader will inaugurate a different era in relations between Tokyo and the two Koreas. Japan has a dominant-party system, but the factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) are roughly analogous to parties in more conventional democracies. When it comes to foreign policy issues, Kishida belongs to the “doves” who have demonstrated significant interest in the Korean Peninsula, unlike his hawkish predecessors. Fumio Kishida recently became Japan’s 100th prime minister, and his election has kick-started debate about whether the new leader will inaugurate a different era in relations between Tokyo and the two Koreas. Japan has a dominant-party system, but the factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) are roughly analogous to parties in more conventional democracies. When it comes to foreign policy issues, Kishida belongs to the “doves” who have demonstrated significant interest in the Korean Peninsula, unlike his hawkish predecessors. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Why Kishida is unlikely to improve Japan’s ties with the two Koreas

New Japanese prime minister unlikely to break through Tokyo's disillusionment with Seoul and disinterest in Pyongyang

Justin Yeo October 31, 2021

Why Kishida is unlikely to improve Japan’s ties with the two Koreas

Wikimedia Commons | Fumio Kishida in Bonn on Feb. 16, 2017

Fumio Kishida recently became Japan’s 100th prime minister, and his election has kick-started debate about whether the new leader will inaugurate a different era in relations between Tokyo and the two Koreas.

Japan has a dominant-party system, but the factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) are roughly analogous to parties in more conventional democracies. When it comes to foreign policy issues, Kishida belongs to the “doves” who have demonstrated significant interest in the Korean Peninsula, unlike his hawkish predecessors.

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