Institutions and Election Outcomes in Japan, 1947-1955: Party Strategy and the Emergence of a Conservative Majority

• In Event: Historical Legacies and Political Outcomes

Brief Overview

We show how it was the nomination strategies of candidates and political parties in Japan's first five postwar elections that led to the emergence of the long-running electoral predominance of the LDP (Liberal Democratic Party)

Authors

• Dennis P. Patterson, Texas Tech University

• Masahiko Asano, Takushoku University