Campaign

It seems that you cannot pick up a newspaper today without reading about the dire consequences of climate change. The urgent need to address the way we live, eat and work is the central theme to today's question. With a particular focus on the role of politicians in the struggle against climate change, this question asks whether the highest authorities have the power to influence national policies.

Kazuhiro Soda's film, Campaign, The Kawasaki Candidate! is the film behind the question which investigates party politics and election campaigns in Japan.

The most famous hereditary politicians are probably of the Bush family in the US, but in Japan, too, 2nd or 3rd generation politicians seem to be everywhere.

The former prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, who surprised the world by suddenly quitting his job, is a political thoroughbred. His grandfather was Nobusuke Kishi, a prime minister, and his father Shintaro Abe was a foreign minister. His grand-uncle was Eisaku Sato, also a prime minister.