Guest Speaker: Prof. Jeff Kingston, Professor of Asian Studies, Japan Campus, Temple University.

This lecture was held in Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus, on May 19, 2016, hosted by Ritsumeikan University's Graduate School of International Relations, the Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization (R-GIRO), and Institute of International Relations and Area Studies, Ritsumeikan University. Approximately 55 participants attended the lecture.

This open lecture elaborates the contemporary Japan under Prime Minister Abe, which may have both advantages and disadvantages for Japan’s politico-economy domestically and internationally. Professor Kingston figures out some aspects called: “Abe-Euphoria,”  “Abenomics,”  “Abegedon,” ”Abenigma,” and “Abenesia.”   In short, this lecture has opened up the understanding of contemporary Japan and forecasted the dynamic of Japan in the near future.