Volume 02, Number 29.

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Glad to have you back again this week. I've enjoyed a long ten-day vacation, traveling clear to the heart of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. But it's good to be back with you to consider the longer-term significance of recent events in Japan's domestic politics and international relations.

This week we don't have time to cover international events since so much has happened in the LDP presidential race. Hopefully more time for that next week.

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