The Japanese Prime Minister derives strength from weak domestic opposition and assertive external powers.
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Ryosuke Hanada is Research Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs, Tokyo, Japan. Hanada specialises in Japan’s foreign policy, covering Japan’s policy toward Asia-Pacific regionalism as well as relations with Australia, India, and Southeast Asian nations.
Hanada has been a PhD candidate at the Australian National University since 2015. He acquired his MA in International Politics at the University of Warwick in 2012, and BA in Law at Waseda University 2011.