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Shiina persuaded faction leaders that the party could only improve its image by reforming its fund raising and internal elections. After gaining this consensus, Shiina called a meeting of the leaders and dropped a bombshell; he announced that he would recommend Miki for the party presidency because he was most qualified to bring about the needed reforms. The astounded politicians took several minutes to recover from their surprise. A nearly speechless Miki signified that he was willing. Fukuda and Ohira, however, insisted that they would first have to consult with members of their factions before consenting. As the news...
Stagnant Growth Rate. Japan's traditional government by consensus, combined with Miki's instinctive caution, means that there will probably be few changes of policy under the new Premier. Miki is known to be pro-American and a supporter of the Japanese-American Mutual Security Treaty. He is also a longtime advocate of closer ties between Peking and Tokyo, and played a major role last year in shifting Japan from a neutral to a pro-Arab stance in the Middle East. His major problem, of course, will be to curb Japan's inflation (at more than...
Confronting these tasks, Miki at least will have a larger popular following than Tanaka, whose rating in the polls this autumn fell to 16%. Additionally, as the first Premier in years to be chosen without the usual factional squabbles within the L.D.P., Miki may be able to reduce intraparty bickering...
...Cabinet will contain members of all L.D.P. blocs and thus may be more effective than Tanaka's was in pushing programs through the Diet. Even so, it is uncertain how long the ambitious Fukuda and Ohira will continue to back the new Premier. Either may attempt to undermine Miki-if and when he feels strong enough to become Premier himself. That kind of power play, however, could destroy the L.D.P. and plunge Japan into political instability...
...Miki seemed to realize this last week when he said: "I cannot afford to make one misstep. Democracy in Japan is at stake...