The Politics of the Kishida Cabinet in the Post-Abe Era

Date and Time: November 15, 2022／10:00‐11:30 (JST)　November 14, 2022 - 17:00 - 18:30 (PST)

Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-politics-of-the-kishida-cabinet-in-the-post-abe-era-tickets-463827339057

UBC CJR Event Page: https://cjr.iar.ubc.ca/the-politics-of-the-kishida-cabinet-in-the-post-abe-era/

Location: Virtual

Speakers:

• Takako Hikotani/ Professor, Gakushuin University
• Rieko Kage/ Professor, University of Tokyo
• David Leheny/ Professor, Waseda University
• Kenneth McElwain/ Professor, University of Tokyo
• Harukata Takenaka/ Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Discussant:

• Andrew Horvat/ Senior Fellow, University of British Columbia

Moderators:

• Phillip Lipscy/ Professor, University of Toronto
• Yves Tiberghien/ Professor, CJR Director, University of British Columbia

The UBC Centre for Japanese Research, in partnership with the University of Toronto Munk School Centre for the Study of Global Japan and the University of Tokyo ISS Methodology of Social Sciences Project is organizing a panel event on the theme of Japanese politics titled: "The Politics of the Kishida Cabinet in the Post-Abe Era".

• To understand the implications of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state-funeral, revealed connections to the Unification Church, and resulting public backlash;
• To map out the current power holders and bureaucratic balance of power within the Kishida administration in the post-Abe era, including Abe policy legacies and;
• To understand Kishida policy priorities and achievements regarding COVID, national economic security, R&D, green tech and Japan's role in the G20.