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Question: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Shinzo Abe ? Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe  head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party  leaves a news conference at the partyâs headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 23. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg News)
On Sunday  Japanâs Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide victory  winning 284 of the 465 seats in the lower house of the Diet. Prime Minister Shinzo Abeâs junior coalition partner  Komeito  added 29 seats  giving the ruling coalition a two-thirds supermajority.
In addition to freeing the LDP from a mandatory ballot challenge before 2021  Abeâs election victory provides new support for  his  efforts to amend Japanâs pacifist constitution.
 Abe  went into the election arguing that  his  track record on the economy and national security should be the decisive factor  and voters appear to have agreed. Japan faces new security challenges from two of its neighbors. North Korean missiles have passed over Japan twice in recent months  leaving Japanese citizens rattled by early-morning text alerts. And at the recent Communist Party Congress in Beijing  President Xi Jinping promised that China would be âmoving closer to center stage â raising additional concerns in Japan.
The ruling coalitionâs supermajority ensures not only that  Abe  will remain in power  but also that  he  can now push for a revision of Japanâs constitution   his  personal pledge and an unfulfilled element of the LDP platform since 1955. Although many in the public remain skeptical of the constitutional revision plan  the LDPâs success in this election represents an endorsement of the ruling coalitionâs governing ability  particularly on security issues.
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There may also be debates within the ruling coalition on the need for Japan to deploy its own surface-to-surface missiles to enhance deterrence vis-a-vis North Korea.  Abe  has not taken a public stand on these âcounterstrike capabilities â which would to give Japan the ability to neutralize North Korean ballistic missiles on their launchpads. This would be an abrupt change from a postwar defense policy that has remained strictly defensive  with few offensive capabilities.
 Abe  will also continue moderate spending increases on Japanâs air and naval capabilities in an attempt to counter Chinaâs much higher spending on the Peopleâs Liberation Army. The numerical balance of fighter aircraft and surface combatants has been steadily shifting in Chinaâs favor for decades.
More recently  however  Xi has begun streamlining the PLA to strengthen its war-fighting effectiveness in preparation for a potential conflict in the Western Pacific.  Abe  knows that maintaining deterrence will require closer cooperation with the United States and continued reforms to break down the postwar barriers to the effectiveness of Japanâs own forces.
Will  Abe  revise Japanâs constitution?
Two years ago   Abe  pushed through a reinterpretation of the constitution to allow new defense guidelines and operations with the United States and other like-minded states. Many in  his  party support revising the second half of Article 9 to declare that Japanâs military is constitutional  though intended only for self-defense.
Support from pacifist-leaning coalition partner Komeito will probably be forthcoming  and friendly governments such as the United States and Australia are likely to be supportive as well. China will protest  as might South Korea  but polls elsewhere in the region suggest that Japan has moved beyond its wartime image. Nevertheless  Article 9 is highly political and ideological;  Abe  will have to carry out  his  promise to build domestic consensus before proceeding.
Despite President Trumpâs harsh rhetoric about Japan during  his  election campaign   Abe  has deftly engaged with the new administration in Washington and managed to build significant trust with Trump.  Abe  was the first foreign leader to visit Trump  and Trump will start  his  first Asia tour by spending several days in Japan in November.
Trumpâs tough line on North Korea is likely to be well received in Japan  but  his  hostile view toward trade (particularly the rejection of the Trans-Pacific Partnership) continues to perplex Tokyo. Japanese leaders argue that allies should be leading on rulemaking to manage the mercantilist challenge from China.

Answer: Positive


Question: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Mike Hopkins ? SEATTLE (AP) — In the view of  Mike Hopkins    his  first season as the head coach at Washington will be filled basically with freshmen.
That's not to be taken in the literal sense. What  Hopkins  means is that with a new coaching staff  a new style and new expectations  even the players that are returning from last year are just like the incoming freshmen.
"I think the biggest thing is we've focused on the day-to-day  how we're going to do the process of getting better "  Hopkins  said. "That's the standard of excellence every day and everybody here is learning a new system. A lot of the players end up being freshmen again because they're learning  from our zone to our press to how we're going to play offensively  defensively. I think they've made the transition pretty smooth."
 Hopkins  also had to recruit those who slogged through a 9-22 record a season ago to keep them around. A number considered leaving. Most  including starters David Crisp  Noah Dickerson and Matisse Thybulle  all ended up staying with the chance to create the new foundation for the next chapter at Washington.
"The biggest concern with a new coach is the buy-in there "  Hopkins  said. "I think from the beginning our staff did a great job of really connecting with the kids  working with them  developing them  getting them to stay  that was our first priority. I'm very happy with the guys."
IN THE ZONE: Yes  Washington will play zone. Yes  it will be the same zone defense that  Hopkins  helped teach at Syracuse.
Defense was a major problem in the waning years of Romar's tenure. The Huskies' defense was more of a liability that an asset. How  Hopkins  is able to implement the zone will be important since the Huskies don't have a lot of size on the interior. A year ago  Washington allowed 81 points per game  11th in the conference.
"I know the benefits of it. The biggest thing I want to do is control tempo. So if you're fast  I can slow you down; if you're slow  I can speed you up "  Hopkins  said.
FINDING SCORING: One of  Hopkins ' first tasks will be finding enough scoring. Crisp is Washington's leading returning scorer at 13.8 points per game  while Dickerson averaged 12.5 points last season. But the Huskies don't have an obvious scorer on the roster that can carry the load or get points in crucial situations. In recent seasons  the Huskies have had Markelle Fultz  Andrew Andrews and C.J. Wilcox. Fultz averaged 23.2 points last season  while Andrews scored 20.9 per game the season before.
DIFFICULT BEGINNING:  Hopkins  certainly isn't shying away from having a challenging schedule to begin  his  Washington tenure.

Answer: Positive


Question: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Christopher Johnson ? Jets Chairman and CEO  Christopher Johnson  navigated through the cacophony and made the smart decision not to institute a playoff mandate next season for Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles. Such an ultimatum during this critical juncture of the organizationâs rebuild would only serve to undermine the ultimate goal. It would be reckless and counterproductive. It would threaten to screw everything up.
âItâs always going to be about progress â  Johnson  said this week about how  he âll evaluate the 2018 season. âWe canât get there fast enough. I want to get to the playoffs. I want to get to the Super Bowl. I was serious about that desire to get to the Super Bowl before my brother gets back here. I would love to have that happen. But  there are no mandates. I think the fans are going to be happy with the way we move forward here. I just canât put down a mandate for these guys.â
 Johnson   you see  is smart.  He  knows that setting a postseason-or-else directive is counterproductive. Nothing good  frankly  can come from it.
 Christopher Johnson  made the right decision not to mandate a return to the playoffs in 2018. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

Answer:
Positive