Tobias Harris is the founder of Japan Foresight LLC. He is the author of Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan.
Shigeru Ishiba, who had lost four previous bids for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was increasingly seen in the party as an “opposition party within the ruling party” offering a more thoughtful, idealistic vision for governing Japan. His colleagues continued to address such voters.