Gerald Curtis
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Gerald Curtis
Gerald L. Curtisis an American academic, a political scientist interested in comparative politics, Japanese politics and U.S.-Japan relations...
earn officer
I was the first officer to earn a degree.
blew overthrown president problem rather ready shot
They had their shot and they blew it, ... The LDP was and still is ready to be overthrown the problem is it's been overthrown by its own president rather than the opposition.
pressure program reforms
He has no agenda, he just has slogans. The pressure to come up with a program of reforms is huge.
elected people urban
He's elected a lot of people who are urban and reform-minded and not part of the old machine.