Japan's next leader has a chance to reshape the country's North Korea policy



Analysis Japan’s next leader has a chance to reshape the country’s North Korea policy Tokyo has long insisted on resolving the abduction issue first, but the public increasingly prioritizes denuclearization Glyn Ford \| Marialaura De Angelis September 27, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON From left to right: Japanese government, 切干大根 via Wikimedia Commons, UK in Japan - FCO (CC BY 2.0), Abe Shinzo's Twitter \| The four candidates to be leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. From left to right: Kono Taro, Kishida Fumio, Noda Seiko and Takaichi Sanae. Earlier this month, after a collapse in his poll ratings, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced he would stand down as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Given the LDP's majority in parliament, the winner of the party leadership vote on Sept. 29 will replace Suga as prime minister, and he or she will almost certainly go on to win late November’s general election thanks to a divided and distrusted opposition. These elections will not immediately create any dramatic change in Tokyo’s stance on North Korea, which has long been inhibited by Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data 02North Korea tensions expose Seoul’s uneasy relationship with UN Command 03North Korea’s politburo meeting hints at secret changes to senior officials 04The bureaucracy test: Signs to look for before a Trump-Kim summit 05China has reasons to like Trump’s North Korea outreach — and reasons to worry 06North Korea’s old alliance with Tanzania quietly finds new life 07North Korea has named its price for reopening UK’s embassy in Pyongyang 08Why Trump’s new counter-cybercrime model curiously leaves out North Korea

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Japan’s next leader has a chance to reshape the country’s North Korea policy

Tokyo has long insisted on resolving the abduction issue first, but the public increasingly prioritizes denuclearization

Glyn Ford | Marialaura De Angelis September 27, 2021

Japan’s next leader has a chance to reshape the country’s North Korea policy

From left to right: Japanese government, 切干大根 via Wikimedia Commons, UK in Japan - FCO (CC BY 2.0), Abe Shinzo's Twitter | The four candidates to be leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. From left to right: Kono Taro, Kishida Fumio, Noda Seiko and Takaichi Sanae.

Earlier this month, after a collapse in his poll ratings, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced he would stand down as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

Given the LDP's majority in parliament, the winner of the party leadership vote on Sept. 29 will replace Suga as prime minister, and he or she will almost certainly go on to win late November’s general election thanks to a divided and distrusted opposition.

These elections will not immediately create any dramatic change in Tokyo’s stance on North Korea, which has long been inhibited by

Japan’s next leader has a chance to reshape the country’s North Korea policy

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