LEADER 05047nam 22006135 450 001 9911047799903321 005 20251122120353.0 010 $a3-031-98797-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-98797-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32427698 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32427698 035 $a(CKB)43675136500041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-98797-7 035 $a(EXLCZ)9943675136500041 100 $a20251122d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJapan Decides 2024 $eThe Japanese General Election /$fedited by Kenneth M. McElwain, Robert J. Pekkanen, Daniel M. Smith 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (388 pages) 225 1 $aPolitical Science and International Studies 311 08$a3-031-98796-9 327 $aPart 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introduction: LDP Dominance on the Edge -- Chapter 2: The 2024 Election Results: A Political Earthquake -- Part 2: Political Parties -- Chapter 3: Reasons behind the LDP's Loss in the 2024 Election -- Chapter 4: The CDP in 2024: The Legacy of the Electoral Coalition with the JCP -- Chapter 5: A Costly Coalition: Komeito's Enduring Partnership with the LDP -- Chapter 6: Why Did Public Support for the Japan Innovation Party Decline in the 2024 HR Election? -- Part 3: The Campaign -- Chapter 7: Electoral Campaigns in Japan's 2024 General Election: Signs of Structural Transformation -- Chapter 8: Policy Positions of the Candidates -- Chapter 9: How Party Manifestos Framed Political Distrust in the 2024 Election -- Chapter 10: Public Opinion and Scandals in Economic Hard Times -- Chapter 11: Social Media in the 2024 Election -- Chapter 12: Partisanship and Turnout in the 2024 General Election -- Part 4: Issues -- Chapter 13: Scandals During the Kishida Administration -- Chapter 14: Perennial Fears, Novel Responses: The Unification Church in Japan After the Abe Assassination -- Chapter 15: Increase in Women?s Representation and Candidates? Positions on Gender Equality Issues -- Chapter 16: LGBTQ+ Rights Issues and the 2024 Japanese Election -- Chapter 17: Childcare Policy in the 2024 Election: Who Resonated with the Public Amid an Unprecedented Birthrate Decline? -- Chapter 18: Election under Inflation: LDP?s Choice of Macroeconomic Policy -- Chapter 19: Japan Decides Its Role in the Global Economy: Trade and Economic Security in the 2024 Election -- Chapter 20: Conclusion: The LDP Loses Trust and the Illusion of Invincibility. 330 $aThis edited volume is the fifth in the Japan Decides series and the premier venue for scholarly research on the 2024 general election for the Japanese House of Representatives. The 2024 election was historic, with Japan's long-ruling LDP suffering its second worst showing at the ballot box since it was founded. The volume features a broad range of scholarship from top researchers in Japan, the United States, and Europe. After an introduction that sets the stage, the second section analyzes political parties, including the LDP, CDP, Komeito, and Ishin. The third section explores the campaign, and features chapters on the policy positions of candidates, social media, public opinion, party manifestos, and turnout. The fourth section analyzes the major policy issues surrounding the election, including the Unification Church and money scandals, women?s representation, LGBTQ+ rights, childcare, macroeconomics and inflation, and Japan?s role in the global economy. The conclusion synthesizes the original research in the volume?s chapters to provide a coherent overall explanation for understanding the election in both historical and comparative perspective. Kenneth M. McElwain is Professor of Comparative Politics at the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo, Japan. Robert J. Pekkanen is Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington, USA. Daniel M. Smith is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. . 410 0$aPolitical Science and International Studies 606 $aElections 606 $aAsia$xPolitics and government 606 $aCommunication in politics 606 $aWorld politics 606 $aElectoral Politics 606 $aAsian Politics 606 $aPolitical Communication 606 $aPolitical History 615 0$aElections. 615 0$aAsia$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aCommunication in politics. 615 0$aWorld politics. 615 14$aElectoral Politics. 615 24$aAsian Politics. 615 24$aPolitical Communication. 615 24$aPolitical History. 676 $a324.952052 700 $aMcElwain$b Kenneth M$01864388 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911047799903321 996 $aJapan Decides 2024$94471204 997 $aUNINA