Akira Kawamoto a former deputy director general in Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and a former OECD principal administrator, is a professor at Keio University.

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What a new Prime Minister will mean for the future of Japan

Japan has bid farewell to Shinzo Abe, after serving 8 years as Prime Minister. Yoshihide Suga is ready to replace him, but as Akira Kawamoto writes, it won't be easy.

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Beyond Abenomics: Japan's next steps

Shinzo Abe’s term as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party comes to an end in the autumn of 2021.