Episode 3: The Decline of the LDP's Money-and-Power Politics and the Challenges of Japanese Political Reform in the Post-Cold War Era
Series: The Rise and Fall of LDP Factional Politics
In the late 1980s, starting with Noboru Takeshita, Japan entered an era where prime ministers changed as frequently as a revolving door. Within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), major black-gold corruption scandals also arose one after another, fueling growing public resentment toward factional politics. In this third episode, the two hosts will detail that "chaotic era" at the transition from the Showa to the Heisei period, taking listeners back to how the LDP lost power in 1993, becoming the opposition party for the first time since 1955. Meanwhile, with the reform toward small electoral districts, what major turning points did factional politics encounter in the post-Cold War era?
Original Chinese title & description
第三集：自民党钱权政治的式微与后冷战时期的日本政治改革挑战
20世纪80年代末，自竹下登开始，日本开始迎来一段首相如走马灯一般频繁换相的时代。而自民党内部，重大的黑金贪腐丑闻亦此起彼伏，引发了日本国民对派阀政治越来越大的恶感。在第三期中，两位主播将详述那段昭和与平成交替的“乱纪元”，带各位听众重温自民党是如何在1993年丢掉政权，自1955年来首次沦为在野党。与此同时，随着小选举区的改革，派阀政治又在后冷战时代迎来了怎样的重大转折。
Participation credit “专辑主播及本人年度回顾”：专辑列明主播为梵一如、沙青青；本人《2025 年终小结》列明该系列4集。。
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