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Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction: LDP Dominance on the Edge

Kenneth M. McElwain, Robert J. Pekkanen, and Daniel M. Smith

Chapter 2: The 2024 Election Results: A Political Earthquake

Ko Maeda

Part II: Political Parties

Chapter 3: Reasons Behind the LDP’s Loss in the 2024 Election

Kuniaki Nemoto

Chapter 4: The CDP in 2024: The Legacy of the Electoral Coalition with the JCP

Fumi Ikeda

Chapter 5: A Costly Coalition: Kōmeitō’s Enduring Partnership with the LDP

Axel Klein and Levi McLaughlin

Chapter 6: Why Did Public Support for the Japan Innovation Party Decline in the 2024 HR Election?

Masahiro Zenkyo

Part III: The Campaign

Chapter 7: Electoral Campaigns in Japan’s 2024 HR Election: Emerging Signs of Transformation

Michio Umeda

Chapter 8: Policy Positions of the Candidates

Masaki Taniguchi, Taka-aki Asano, Shōko Omori, and Shūsuke Takamiya

Chapter 9: How Party Manifestos Framed Political Distrust in the 2024 Election

Tomoko Matsumoto

Chapter 10: Public Opinion and Scandals in Economic Hard Times

Yukio Maeda

Chapter 11: Social Media in the 2024 General Election

Robert A. Fahey

Chapter 12: Partisanship and Turnout in the 2024 General Election

Tetsuya Matsubayashi

Part IV: Issues

Chapter 13: Scandals During the Kishida Administration

Matthew M. Carlson

Chapter 14: Perennial Fears, Novel Responses: The Unification Church in Japan after the Abe Assassination

Levi McLaughlin

Chapter 15: Increase in Women’s Representation and Candidates’ Positions on Gender Equality Issues

Yuki Tsuji

Chapter 16: LGBTQ+ Rights Issues and the 2024 Japanese Election

Kazuyoshi Kawasaka

Chapter 17: Childcare Policy in the 2024 Election: Who Resonated with the Public Amid an Unprecedented Birthrate Decline?

Reiko Arami

Chapter 18: Election Under Inflation: LDP’s Choice of Macroeconomic Policy

Kenya Amano and Saori N. Katada

Chapter 19: Japan Decides Its Role in the Global Economy: Trade and Economic Security in the 2024 Election

Kristin Vekasi

Chapter 20: Conclusion: The LDP Loses Trust and the Illusion of Invincibility

Kenneth M. McElwain, Robert J. Pekkanen, and Daniel M. Smith