Explaining Public Support for the Japan Restoration Party

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  • 維新の会支持態度の分析
  • イシン ノ カイ シジ タイド ノ ブンセキ

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This article aims to explain public support for the Japan Restoration Party (JRP). In recent Japanese political scene, it has been recognized as a rising party that can challenge the LDP and the DPJ. Much of existing studies point out that the rise of JRP can be explained from the point of view of Populism. It is considered that the alienated people enthusiastically support JRP. In this article, we challenge the conventional views. We test the validity of the populist views with our original survey data and offer the alternative explanation that focus on the effect of Hashimoto image as a party leader. The results of empirical analysis show that no evidence supports the populist view, and that two types of Hashimoto image, one is ‘competent political leader’, the other is ‘conservative politician’, are the most important factor for determining the levels of support for JRP.

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