This was because of some of the reforms that he introduced for corporations, for public spending, environmental protection and transportation sectors. Since powerful LDP members had vested interests in these sectors, they did not approve of all the reforms and hence were wary of Koizumi and his brand of politics.
Economic problems
The articles about Koizumi and Abe suggest that Japan suffers from serious economic problems that the political system cannot resolve. Why not? What are the political obstacles to changing Japanese politics? How does it relate to the Johnson reading?
Japan has had enormous economic success over the decades but lately its problems are negating the effects of earlier successes. I cannot agree with the opinion that economic problems cannot be solved through political means. Even though other factors do play in, it is the political system that determines the path economy will take. By political system, we mean the influential people in the system who can direct economy. They can definitely help direct Japan to the path of success again. However for that to happen, Japan will need to take a serious look at the causes of its economic decline. Johnson's work on Japan and Tanaka scandal showed that corruption is a major problem in the country because of its dependence on money. The government needs money to carry out major developmental projects and to facilitate economic activity but it may often find itself dependent on huge corporations as was the case with Tanaka. Since big corporations are a good source of money needed by the government, corruption is always likely. Japan needs to work on this problem. It has to find legitimate ways to earn income for its various projects and even if this involves corporations, the deals should be legal and transparent.
Another major problem is people's lack of concern for the economy. Japanese people are no longer interested in the stagnant economy because they have found private means of advancement. They know they can take good financial decisions...
prime minister in Japan has different powers from those of other countries. The prime minister in Japan has different roles from prime ministers in other parliamentary systems like Britain, France or Germany. The prime minister is the head of government of Japan. In Japan the prime minister ids not the president and not elected directly by the public. The prime minister is a member of the lower house of
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