Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. CREDIT: CSIS (CC) Japan's Politics: A Move toward Nationalism or more of the Status Quo? Sheila A. Smith, Devin T. Stewart Was Abe's landslide victory in the July elections a vote of confidence in his ability to jump-start Japan's stagnant economy, or simply a desire for stability? Will he use his majority to revise Japan's constitution? What is the mood of the country's young people? Japan scholar Sheila Smith discusses all these issues and more.