How Japan's parties think about Africa, if they think about it at all
Before 1998, Japanese voters would have had some difficuty
in identifying any difference in Africa policy among the three
main parties. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ, Minshutu)
admits that even now they 'do not have
policies concerning Africa'. Given the New Komeito Party's focus
on domestic issues, that leaves only the Liberal Democratic Party
(LDP, Jiyu Minshutu) with an official policy towards Africa.
However, four little-discussed differences between LDP and DLP
affect their policies in tangible ways....
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