JPRS ID: 8974 JAPAN REPORT

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JPRS L/8974
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CONTENTS PAGE
POLITICAL AND SOCIOLO^~ICAL
LDP Presidential Hopeful Kohmoto's Election Strategy Revealed
(SHUKAN ASAHI, 8 Feb 80) 1
Possible 'Finlandization' of Japan by the Soviets Analyzed
(Takio Yamasaki; BUNGEI SHUNJU, Feb 80) 10
Japanese Home Ministry Surve~ of Autonomous Body Officials -
(ASAHI SHIMBUN, 26 Feb 80) 20
'YOMIURI~ Views Government's International Role
(Minoru Hirano; THE DAILY YG~IIURI, 17 Feb 80) 22
'JAPAN TIlKES~ Comments on JCP Congress
(Editorial; THE JA~AN TIl~fES, 1 Mar 80) 2l~
'ASAHI~; Most LDP Memrars Affiliated With Party Factions
(ASAHT r,vLiVii:~ NEWS, 5 Feb 80) 26
'AKAHATA' Questions Legality of Revising Secrecy Act
(