Imagine Japan as a stage and the LDP as the lead actor, playing the same role since 1955, almost like a Broadway star who refuses to age out of their part. The LDP, or Liberal Democratic Party, has dominated Japanese politics so thoroughly that you might wonder if the electorate ever really had a choice. They didn’t always rule flawlessly—far from it—but like any long-running soap opera, [...]
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