Japan Goes To The Polls Tomorrow Where Expectations Are That Prime MInister Abe Will Win Another Big Majority

DW: Japan: New term likely for Shinzo Abe and Liberal Democrats

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition is expected to comfortably win Sunday's parliamentary elections. He is benefiting from a thriving economy and a weak opposition. Martin Fritz reports from Tokyo.

The latest opinion polls show that Japan's ruling coalition, made up of Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito, is on track to take two-thirds in the lower house of parliament. Even though the bloc will likely lose several seats, it is expected to continue to control two-thirds of the legislature. As a result, the nationalist Abe would be able to extend his reign beyond 2020's Tokyo Olympic Games — making him the longest-ruling prime minister in Japan's history.

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WNU Editor: It appears that Japanese Prime Minister Abe is heading for another big political win .... Polls indicate Japanese PM Abe headed for easy victory (AP). If he does win, it will because of his strong stance against North Korea, and his unambiguous support of President Trump on this policy. There is also now speculation that he has a very good chance of winning a super-majority .... Win for Abe's LDP expected in Japan election, but will it achieve a 'supermajority'? (The Straits Times).

More News On Tomorrow's Elections In Japan

Japan Voters Poised to Give Abe Fresh Mandate -- Bloomberg
Japan election: Abe on track to win despite popularity drop -- ABC Online
Shinzo Abe lurches to the right with bid to rewrite post-war constitution ahead of election -- The Telegraph
Here's What You Need to Know About the Upcoming Election in Japan -- Yahoo News
Why 'unpopular' Japanese PM Abe is expected to win Sunday's polls -- FRANCE 24

Japanese Election -- News Roundup December 17, 2012

Japan Resoundingly Votes Conservatives Back Into Power -- L.A. Times

The landslide win for Japan's conservative Liberal Democrats is more a rejection of incumbents than a mandate for incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, analysts say.

TOKYO — The conservative party that dominated postwar Japan was returned to power, after a three-year absence, in a landslide election victory Sunday that will result in hawkish Shinzo Abe returning as prime minister.

Abe, 58, who served in the post once before, is likely to pursue a tougher stance toward China and prevent his nation from abandoning nuclear energy.

The Liberal Democratic Party was projected by national broadcaster NHK to win 294 out of 480 seats in Japan's lower house, while an ally, the New Komeito Party, had a projected 31. That would give them the two-thirds majority needed to overrule the upper house, perhaps breaking deadlocks that have long stymied Japanese governments.

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More News On This Weekends Japanese Elections

Japan Election Returns Power To Old Guard -- New York Times
After leading his conservative party to big win, Japan’s Shinzo Abe says road ahead not easy -- Washington Post
LDP Reclaims Power in Japan in Landslide With Abe Stimulus Plans -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Conservative LDP, after 3 years in opposition, returns to power in Japan with landslide win -- Washingtion Post/AP
LDP, ally win landslide victory -- UPI
Japan's Governing Party Resoundingly Ousted in Shift to Right -- Voice of America
Japan Conservatives Regain Power in Landslide Election -- RIA Novosti
LDP Landslide Win Clears Pipes for Japan Fiscal Spigot: Economy -- Bloomberg
Markets cheer Japan conservatives' return to power -- AFP
Japan's next PM Abe must deliver on economy, cope with China -- Reuters

Japan's Election -- News And Analysis Updates August 31, 2009

Yukio Hatoyama, third from left, leader of Democratic Party of Japan, places a flower on the name of a party member who was announced a winner at Laforet Museum Roppongi in Tokyo, Japan. Getty Images

Rise Of A New Era In Japan -- Wall Street Journal

A 50-Year Dominance Ends as Voters Oust LDP; Rivals to Spend More, Weigh U.S. Ties

TOKYO -- Japanese voters overwhelmingly rejected the party that has largely ruled their nation for most of the past half a century, choosing instead an untested rival to grapple with an enfeebled economy and an aging society.

The historic change in government could usher in a new era for Japanese politics that replaces the staid consensus that guided Japan in its postwar boom years with a more fractious, competitive environment. The upstart Democratic Party of Japan and the establishment Liberal Democratic Party share similar positions on a number of issues. But the more-liberal DPJ is pushing an ambitious and expensive domestic spending agenda with an eye toward reigniting Japan's economy.

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More News On Japan's General Election

Japan's election results -- AP
A glance at Japan's parliamentary elections -- AP
Record 54 women elected in Japan -- News.com.au
With Bold Stand, Japan Opposition Wins a Landslide -- New York Times
A landslide victory for the DPJ in Japan -- Economist
Japan victor hails 'revolution' -- BBC
Japanese voters reject longtime ruling party -- L.A. Times
Japan's opposition crushes LDP in landmark victory -- Christian Science Monitor
Ruling Party Is Routed In Japan -- Washington Post
Japan's Opposition Wins Election in Landslide -- Voice of America
Ruling party swept away in Japanese election rout -- The Australian
Japanese turf ruling party -- Toronto Star
Japan awakes to new era as opposition sweeps into power -- The Guardian
Japan's victorious Democrats in talks over new govt -- Yahoo News/AFP
Japan's post-election market euphoria short-lived -- AFP
Japan Democrats take power, fiscal challenges loom -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Japan opposition takes on economy after landslide -- Yahoo News/AP
Japan Democrats take power, fiscal challenges loom -- Forbes
FACTBOX-Policy challenges facing Japan's next govt -- Reuters
Q+A: Japan PM-elect may ruffle U.S. on security issues -- Reuters
China sees chance of Japanese remorse -- Asia Times
Singapore PM congratulates DPJ's victory in elections -- China View
Q+A: What happens next after Japanese election? -- Reuters
Pivotal moment in Japan's history -- The Australian
Tough times ahead for LDP, Japan's fallen giant -- Asia One
Japan's Aso Steps Down as Head of Ruling Party -- Time Magazine
Likely Japanese PM Hardly a Natural Politician -- Washington Post
The part alcohol played in the landslide victory of the Democratic Party of Japan -- The Telegraph
An Insider's Revolution -- Daniel Sneider, Washington Post opinion.
Japan's World Turned Upside Down -- Tobias Harris, Observing Japan
Japan's Electoral Tsunami -- Jeff Kingston, Foreign Policy
Japan Throws the Bums Out -- Mary Kissel, Wall Street Journal

Japan Election News Updates -- August 30, 2009

Voters cast ballots Sunday at a polling station in Tokyo. Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times

Japan Vote Points to Political Upheaval -- New York Times

TOKYO — For only the second time in postwar history, Japanese voters appeared ready to cast out the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party in elections on Sunday, handing an apparent landslide victory to an untested opposition that must tackle severe economic problems and point Japan in a new direction.

In early counting on Sunday night, voters were flocking to the main opposition Democratic Party, a broad coalition of former socialists and ruling party defectors who promised to ease Japan’s growing social inequalities and reduce its traditional dependency on Washington.

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More News On Japan's Election

Japan's Aso concedes defeat in election -- Yahoo News/AP
Japan opposition heads for historic win: exit polls -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Japan opposition earn landslide victory: exit polls -- Yahoo News/AFP
Japanese govenment crushed in election rout -- Times Online
Opposition wins landslide in Japan election -- CBC
Japanese opposition sweeps to power -- Telegraph
Exit Polls: Japan's Opposition Wins Election in Landslide -- Voice of America
Hatoyama thanks voters -- Strait Times
Historic win the start of bumpy road for Japan's new leaders -- Asia One/AFP
Japan DPJ Hatoyama:Too Early To Talk About Cabinet Lineup -- Wall Street Journal
Hatoyama: political blue-blood talking about revolution -- Asia One/AFP
Japan Democrats want coalition after landslide -- Reuters
Japan Prepares for a Change as Voting Begins -- New York Times

WNU Staff: WNU will have a complete recap on today's historic Japanese election tomorrow at 9:00 EST Monday.