Lecture Evening - "The 2024 House of Representatives Elections and Uncertainty in Japanese Politics" by Associate Professor Raymond Yamamoto

On December the 12th, we once again had the honour of hosting a Lecture by Associate Professor Raymond Yamamoto on Japanese Politics. This time around it was about the 2024 House of Representatives Election.

Raymond Yamamoto is Associate Professor at the Department of Global Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark. His research focuses on contemporary Japanese politics and international relations of the Asia-Pacific. He is also Adjunct Fellow at the Pacific Forum, Honolulu, USA.

The lecture presented the key points of the past year in Japanese Politics. The main focus being how and why the LDP suffered one of its worst losses in its history during the snap election following a series of internal scandals. The presentation was wrapped up with a discussion on how this might influence Japan’s domestic and foreign policies, and there were many curious attendees with relevant questions both in the lecture hall and online through Zoom.
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We would, once again, like to express our gratitude to Associate Professor Raymond Yamamoto and to all the attendees of this lecture.