Bureacracy in Japan Ever since its establishment in 1955, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has maintained its one-party rule, and it continues to hold the highest executive power, being the prime ministership, and the cabinet. The LDP's one party rule has shaped the Japanese political economy by creating very close ties between the political, bureaucratic, and industrial/business structure. This has been done through the auspices of institutions such as Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (…showed first 75 words of 1077 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1077 total…shaping Japan's public policies. The one-party LDP rule shaped the particular nature of the Japanese political economy by maintaining extremely close relationships with bureaucratic institutions over long periods of time. Backing them up financially, helps give them the ability to spend large quantities and obtain high positions in office. It is for reasons such as this as to why the LDP has been seen as the leading and ruling power in Japan since its existence.