Japan Voters Ready To Vote For The Opposition

Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso (l.) leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with people during a campaign rally for Aug. 30 parliament's lower house elections at Kumagaya, north of Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday. (Koji Sasahara/AP)

Japan Ready To Vote In Major Shift In Leadership? -- Christian Science Monitor

National polls Sunday could oust the long-ruling Liberal Democrats. Voter participation is expected to be high.

Japan without the LDP? The prospect might just be galvanizing enough to get apathetic voters to national polls on Sunday.

The Liberal Democratic Party is the face of Japan’s postwar politics. They’re the guys who ran the political show as Japan emerged from occupation to build itself into an export-driven powerhouse. They’re also the ones who have become associated with a sense of ennui and clubbiness that made last year’s party election of current Prime Minister Taro Aso about as exciting as watching grass grow.

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