Single Party Governance

In this lecture, Professor Okimoto explores distinctive aspects of Japan's political system, namely single-party rule. He examines the positive and negative aspects of Japan's political system and discusses topics such as the Yoshida Doctrine, nisei giin, and amakudari.

This lecture is Part 4 of the 6-part series "An Interpretive History of Japan." For more information about the lecture series, visit An Interpretive History of Japan.

A free companion lesson plan for this video is available for download below.