BY ERIC JOHNSTON, JAPAN TIMES, TOKYO (TNS)

The shock of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has people both in that country and overseas trying to figure out what happened. Plenty of praise — and blame — is being directed at individuals in both the Republican and Democratic campaigns, as experts point to a host of social and economic trends inside the United States as the factors for Trump’s triumph — or Hillary Clinton’s loss.

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