Speaking of Parliamentary Systems: Japan about to get a New PM

Via the BBC:  Japan’s Prime Minister Kan quits

Matthew Shugart discusses the Japanese system here:  Japanese PMs.

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Steven L. Taylor
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Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter

Comments

  1. Ben Wolf says:

    Kan Naoto is what, the tenth Japanese PM in a decade? it doesn’t exactly restore faith in the system.