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TAG Associate Rintaro Nishimura Discusses Prime Minister Ishiba’s Economic Policy Priorities on BBC Live Radio (around 30:53-38:01)

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TAG Associate Rintaro Nishimura co-authored a piece for the Korea Economic Institute of America about the U.S.-ROK-Japan trilateral legislative dialogue. This was part of a follow-up to his participation in the government-sponsored Trilateral Youth Summit (hosted by East-West Center) back in July.

“Ishiba has indicated he will continue many of the economic policies of the outgoing Kishida administration, and the retention of Yoshimasa Hayashi as top government spokesman is one signal of continuity”, said Rintaro Nishimura, a Japan associate at The Asia Group, an advisory firm. A challenge for Ishiba will be managing the right-wing members of

TAG Japan Practice Associate Rintaro Nishimura appeared on Bloomberg TV’s The Asia Trade today to speak about new LDP President Ishiba’s victory and what it means for Japan going forward.

“His fundamental principle … is making sure that Japan is able to work with regional partners in a way that it doesn’t completely rely on the United States to be engaged in a conflict with China. To be able to independently, in a sense, prepare for the worst scenario,” Nishimura said.

“I would venture to guess that that’s not going to happen,” said Rintaro Nishimura, associate at The Asia Group Japan. “It looks like he’s trying to kind of fundamentally change the relationship, but not in a completely negative way.”

To solidify his rule over a fractured party, Ishiba will need to draw from a wide base to form his cabinet, said Rintaro Nishimura, an associate at the Asia Group Japan. “If he just rewards the people who supported him, that’s going to cause a lot of trouble with the people who supported Takaichi and