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Koenkai

Koenkai (後援会; lit. "local support groups") are local support networks of Japanese Diet members, especially of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). These groups serve as pipelines through which funds and other support are conveyed to legislators and through which the legislators can distribute favors to constituents in return. To avoid the stringent legal…

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Koenkai

Nodes107
Edges106
Triples288
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018692
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related to Aichi Kiichi · 29
Koenkai → Aichi, Aichi Kiichi, Aichi's, At, Education, Finance, Former, He, High School, Home Affairs, In, Industry, International Trade, Japan, Japan's, Justice, Lower House, Ministry, Miyagi First District, MOF
related to Kakuei Tanaka · 25
Koenkai → Among, By, December, Etsuzankai, Japan, Japanese, Jiro Kikuta, June, Kakuei Tanaka, Kamo, May, Monthly Etsuzan, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Niigata's, One, People, Prime Minister, Seihei Watanabe, Seiji Tanako
related to Suzuki Zenko · 20
Koenkai → Another, During, He, Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, January, Japan, Japanese, July, LDP, November, One, Partly, Prime Minister, Shimanokoshi, Suzuki, Suzuki Zenkō, Suzuki's, Tanohata, The
related to Takeshita Noboru · 20
Koenkai → As, Despite, Due, February, House, In, Japan, Japanese, June, LDP, Over, Prime Minister, Representatives, Shimane, Shimane Prefecture, Takeshita, Takeshita Kingdom, Takeshita Noboru, Takeshita's, Throughout
related to Definition · 17
Koenkai → At, CGP, DSP, First, For, From, In, Japan Socialist Party, Japanese, Komeito, LDP, Secondly, The, Therefore, This, Throughout, Toshiki
related to history · 17
Koenkai → Before, By, Etsuzankai, From, Gakudokai, However, In, JSP, Kakuei Tanaka, LDP, On, Ozaki, Socialists, The, The LDP's, While Ozaki's, Yukio Ozaki
related to Finance · 16
Koenkai → Another, Diet, Fukuoka Chuoku, He, In, It, LDP Diet, Nonetheless, Politicians, PR-only, T-shirts, The, This, US, USD, With
related to Significance of koenkai to LDP pre-1994 reforms · 16
Koenkai → Allegiance, As, Because, Campaigns, Candidates, Diet, Direct, Due, LDP, Media, Over, Prior, SNTV, The, They, Under
related to Electoral explanation · 15
Koenkai → Among, Any, As, Because, Between, If, In, Japan's, Japanese, Secondly, SNTV, The, This, Thus, Under
has effect · 14
Koenkai → As, House, In January, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Diet, Lower House, MMM, Prior, Representatives, SNTV, These, They, This

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ldp politicians support party political members district campaign local people japan activities also time electoral one election candidates japanese groups

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Koenkaiis adistinctly Japanese term0.90text
the town meeting chairsinstance ofFigures0.80text
crime-prevention committee members were tapped for leadership positions within the koenkaiinstance ofFigures0.80text
factionsinstance ofcontemporary institutions0.80text
and positive returns that reinforce the base of koenkai over timeinstance ofcontemporary institutions0.80text
the koenkaiinstance ofThe number of campaign offices and cars and the amount of expenditures on campaign workers were also closely restricted or regulated by the government.One way to deal with this…0.80text
through televisioninstance ofWhile it is possible that politicians are increasingly turning to other means of reaching out to voters0.80text
given that not every politician can become a TV starinstance ofWhile it is possible that politicians are increasingly turning to other means of reaching out to voters0.80text
garner votes simply through name recognitioninstance ofWhile it is possible that politicians are increasingly turning to other means of reaching out to voters0.80text
it is more likely for a politician to remain reliant on their koenkaiinstance ofWhile it is possible that politicians are increasingly turning to other means of reaching out to voters0.80text
or simultaneously seek television fameinstance ofWhile it is possible that politicians are increasingly turning to other means of reaching out to voters0.80text
a strong koenkaiinstance ofWhile it is possible that politicians are increasingly turning to other means of reaching out to voters0.80text

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