Will Abe’s assassination affect Japan’s elections? | Inside Story
'Japan's democracy will never yield to violence'. Those are the words of Japanese prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as he promised to go ahead with Sunday's Upper House elections– after the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe. Japan's governing Liberal Democratic party needs to cement its majority, to push through a number of reforms started by its late leader. What will the outcome mean for Japan and the broader region? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Michito Tsuruoka – Associate Professor at Keio University. Tina Burrett – Associate Professor at Sophia University in Tokyo and a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University. Yoichiro Sato – Professor at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #InsideStory #Japan #ShinzoAbe
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