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DESCRIPTION:Japan’s Delayed Democracy Japan has witnessed the first signifi
 cant change of power this year. The election held on August 30 resulted in
  an overwhelming victory of the Democratic Party of Japan effectively endi
 ng the one-party rule by the conservative Liberal Democratic Party\, which
  had continued for over half a century. Professor Estévez-Abe will be spea
 king about: (i) why a real political change took so long to come about in 
 Japan\; and (ii) what the political change means for Japan and the US.&nbs
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SUMMARY:East Asia presents: Margarita Est�vez-Abe
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Japan’s Delayed Democracy Japan has witnessed 
 the first significant change of power this year. The election held on Augu
 st 30 resulted in an overwhelming victory of the Democratic Party of Japan
  effectively ending the one-party rule by the conservative Liberal Democra
 tic Party\, which had continued for over half a century. Professor Estévez
 -Abe will be speaking about: (i) why a real political change took so long 
 to come about in Japan\; and (ii) what the political change means for Japa
 n and the US.&nbsp\;
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