ASIA2031/6031: JAPANESE POLITICS
FINAL EXAM

• This exam consists of one (1) essay question

• Length (excluding footnotes) 2000 words in English or 4000 characters in Japanese (+10%
over is ok & no lower limit) (indicate a count at the end of the essay)

• This exam is worth 40% of the grade for this course

• This is an open book exam.

• Full referencing is not required. Simply use either short footnotes or in-text citations: e.g.
(Johnson, MITI, p.10; Avenell, lecture topic 7). No list of references is required.

• SUBMISSION DEADLINE TO TURN-IT-IN ON WATTLE: BY 11:55PM, 28 FEBRUARY
2022.

o AS THIS IS AN EXAM LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL AUTOMATICALLY
RECEIVE A FAILING GRADE. PLEASE TAKE CARE TO UPLOAD ON TIME.


ESSAY QUESTION:

“Japanese politics has changed in fundamental ways despite the long-time
rule of the LDP”

Write an essay critically examining this proposition. Support your
argument by drawing on what you have learned during the semester.

END OF EXAM