Episode 25
25: The start of Abe's extraordinary Diet
Deep Dive from The Japan Times
October 9, 201924m 33s
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Show Notes
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set the tone for this year’s extraordinary Diet session with a pledge to overhaul the nation’s social welfare system to create one beneficial for all generations.
But, covering everything from South Korea-Japan relations to revision of Japan's constitution, the speech was not without controversy. JT politics reporter Sakura Murakami joins Oscar Boyd to discuss.
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Read more by Sakura Murakami
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But, covering everything from South Korea-Japan relations to revision of Japan's constitution, the speech was not without controversy. JT politics reporter Sakura Murakami joins Oscar Boyd to discuss.
Help the show, take our survey: http://jtimes.jp/dd
Read more by Sakura Murakami
Photo by Kyodo