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