Japan 2016 - July 10

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This may be a big ask, but what is the political gepgraphy of Japan like? As I understand it, the big cities of Tokyo and Osaka are swingy between the left and "populist" right while rural areas are dominated by LDP machine votes? Is that right?

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Do the Japanese literally have no other tax they can raise?

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If Abe fails to amend the constitution in a referendum, would he resign?

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Half-Taiwanese dual citizen? I can see that developing into some sort of birther/Fifth column/JFKThePapist style kerfuffle.

Apparently she's quite close to the DPP. Which would be ... interesting if she ever becomes PM.

Also I note she's a member of the upper house, not the Diet. Is that considered OK for a potential PM?

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When you say LDP has pro-Taipei factions, do you mean they are sympathetic with the KMT and the pan blues or the DPP and the separatists?