#244 - Japan is Waking

While everyone has been worried about U.S. elections, Japan held elections too – with a result that has upended everything we’ve known about Japanese politics since 2009. To understand what has changed and what is at stake, Jacob is joined by Japan expert Tobias Harris – they chat about changes in Japan and why underestimating Japan is a bad idea. They also discuss Tobias’s recent biography on former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and his legacy. -- Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:33) - Japan 101 (08:07) – Japanese disaffection (16:26) – Japanese paralysis (19:17) – Zoom out (23:31) – China (31:00) – ROK/Japan (36:45) – Shinzo Abe -- Referenced in the Show: Link to Tobias’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Iconoclast-Shinzo-Abe-New-Japan/dp/1787383105 -- Jacob Shapiro Site: jacobshapiro.com Jacob Twitter: x.com/JacobShap Subscribe to the Newsletter: bit.ly/weekly-sitrep -- This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp