No matter who leads Japan, weak government continues

Stuck in an inseparable relationship with the US, Japanese leaders face a dilemma

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba leaves a meeting with Czech President Petr Pavel (not pictured) at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo on July 25. © Reuters

Gerald Curtis is professor emeritus of political science, Columbia University, and chairman of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation

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