Party Politics in Japan : Political Chaos and Stalemate in the 21st Century (Paperback)

1. Japan’s Changing Party System: An Introduction2. The Rules of the Election Game in Japan 3. Japanese Political Finance and Its Dark Side 4. From Would-be ‘Third Force’ to Governing Party: The Triumph andFall of The Democratic Party of Japan 5. The Liberal Democratic Party: the Persistent Ruling Party of Japan 6. The New Komei Party: Japan’s Buddhist Party and LDP’s Coalition Partner 7. The Fall of the DPJ and Return of the LDP to Power: The December 2012 House Elections 8. The Second Party System and the Future of Japanese Politics