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Professor KIDERA Hajime commented in a CNN article titled, “Japan’s ruling party is in crisis as voters swing to right-wing rivals. Can a new leader save it?”
October 6, 2025
KIDERA Hajime
Professor, School of Political Science and Economics,
Meiji University

Tokyo — Japan’s ruling party is in trouble, and it knows it. The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in the last five years – all members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).