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Politics and running for parliament a family business in Japan with too many second generation members of parliament

03/15/2009

The practice of supporting one's son or daughter for a parliamentary seat, most recently by Junichiro Koizumi for his Yokosuka seat, is depriving Japan of fresh blood and new ideas in government. About 40% of LDP lawmakers in parliament and 20% of DPJ lawmakers are second generation politicians, compared to about 5% in the U.S. Congress.

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