Single Party Governance (Lecture 4 of “An Interpretive History of Japan“)

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. Part 4 of the 6-part series “An Interpretive History of Japan.“ A free companion lesson plan for this video is available for download at For more information about the lecture series, visit *** An Interpretive History of Japan Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: