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Transition in Japan

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Japan’s new Prime Minister, Yasuo Fukuda, will face major challenges at home and abroad. The program discusses Fukuda, the abrupt resignation of his controversial predecessor Shinzo Abe and what the fall of Abe portends for Japan’s role in the world and its relationship with the U.S.

Guests:

Yoichi Kato, American general bureau chief at the Asahi Shimbun

Ethan Scheiner, associate professor of political science at UC Davis

Ayako Doi, editor of the Japan Automotive Digest and former editor of the Japan Digest.

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