• 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.
