Since last year, media outlets have given much coverage to citizens¡¯ groups opposing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s controversial security legislation.
Liberal intellectuals, too, have roundly criticized Abe and warn that his tenure could transform into an authoritarian regime.
But Abe¡¯s ruling coalition has weathered these storms to emerge the victor in all four of the latest national elections over the past four years, most recently in Sunday¡¯s Upper House election, and many are asking why.
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