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Answer the following about recent Japanese politics, for 10 points each.
[10e] In 2022, this longest-serving Japanese prime minister was assassinated during a campaign speech. Earlier in his tenure, this politician attempted to counter stagnation with his eponymous “-nomics.”
ANSWER: Shinzo Abe [or Abe Shinzō; accept Abenomics]
[10m] Abe was a member of this political party that has dominated Japanese politics under the “1955 System.” The three main factions of this party dissolved in 2024 after a scandal in which campaign donations were funneled to slush funds.
ANSWER: Liberal Democratic Party [accept LDP; accept Jiyū-Minshutō or Jimintō; reject “Democratic Liberal Party”; reject “Liberal” or “Democratic” alone]
[10h] Former LDP prime minister Fumio Kishida controversially decided to start releasing this specific substance in 2023, which prompted salt hoarding in South Korea and a Chinese boycott of brands like Shiseido.
ANSWER: radioactive water [accept water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant or obvious equivalents; prompt on water, wastewater, or contaminated water; reject “seawater”]
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Georgia Tech FGeorgia A10101030
Emory BTennesse B1010020
Georgia Tech EAlabama A0101020
Georgia AEmory A1001020
Tennesse AGeorgia Tech B10101030
Georgia Tech CEmory B1001020
Georgia Tech DTennesse B1001020