Ulrike Schaede is a professor at the University of California San Diego. Brad Glosserman is deputy director at the Center for Rule Making Strategies at Tama University.
Opinion
Japan's fractured polity exposed by COVID-19 crisis
New political dynamic has confounded politicians and alienated the public
Pedestrians cross the road in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on July 30: growing disregard for stay-at-home orders is the expression of a public that feels misunderstood, underappreciated and manipulated by leadership. © Sipa/AP
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