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Prosperity’s Children: Generational Change and Japan’s Future Leadership

Richard J. Samuels

Asia Policy No. 6 (July 2008) (With J. Patrick Boyd)

This study measures generational differences in the views of Japanese legislators across three key areas of Japan's political discourse—economic policy, security policy, and cultural issues related to right-wing nationalism. The study then explores the policy implications of these differences through three plausible midterm scenarios.