Gerald Curtis
Gerald Curtis
Gerald L. Curtisis an American academic, a political scientist interested in comparative politics, Japanese politics and U.S.-Japan relations...
blew overthrown president problem rather ready shot
They had their shot and they blew it, ... The LDP was and still is ready to be overthrown the problem is it's been overthrown by its own president rather than the opposition.
falls flat japan korea north stands tough unless
The answer, unless he falls flat on his face, is Abe. He's tall, he's nice-looking, he's young...He stands up for Japan and is tough on North Korea and China.
against party resisted symbol turned
He's accomplished the impossible. He's turned the DPJ ... into a party that's against change, and he's turned LDP, a party that's resisted (change), into the symbol of reform.
against party resisted symbol turned
He's accomplished the impossible, ... He's turned the DPJ ... into a party that's against change, and he's turned LDP, a party that's resisted (change), into the symbol of reform.
earn officer
I was the first officer to earn a degree.
greatest push
One of his greatest opportunities now is to push agricultural reform,
pressure program reforms
He has no agenda, he just has slogans. The pressure to come up with a program of reforms is huge.
budget change handling percent realize
Handling the budget is a big part of the job, but you have to realize that 70 or 80 percent of the budget is mandated by the state; you can change very little of it. But you do have to look at cuts.
chance good looks means reform scores stronger victory
He is going to be stronger than ever before if he scores as big a victory as looks likely, and that means that if he can come up with substantive reform policies, he has a very good chance of getting them passed.
elected people urban
He's elected a lot of people who are urban and reform-minded and not part of the old machine.
against basically change painting party
He basically accomplished the impossible, painting the DPJ (Democratic Party of Japan) as a party against change and the LDP as the party of reform.