Japanese politics takes a huge turn

Hatredcopter · (#1 (**permalink**))

Can't believe there's no post around here about the elections yet.

The LDP has just crashed and burned for the first time in 50 years --
In landslide, DPJ wins over 300 seats | The Japan Times Online
Aso decides to step down | The Japan Times Online

What are everyone's thoughts?

Ryzorian · (#2 (**permalink**))

None really, have to wait and see what happens first.

Taranee987 · (#3 (**permalink**))

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Japan victor hails 'revolution' what are your thoughts about this? could japan become better whit this new government?

Ryzorian · (#4 (**permalink**))

I don't know what this new group's interests are, wasn't really sure what the last group's were either, to be honest.

Megabyte117 · (#5 (**permalink**))

As I don't know much about Japanese politics, I'll wait for someone who does for their input, however hopefully they know what they're doing.

They wanted change, and they elected this new party. America wanted change and we got saddled with Obama, someone who ignores the more pressing matters in favor of his own personal agenda.

komitsuki · (#6 (**permalink**))

It's a great victory after the 54 years of LDP pseudo-single-party dictatorship. Even without voting, LDP was destined to fail.

Let's hope the DPJ and other splintered LDP-based parties expose more scandals from the LDP.

YukisUke · (#7 (**permalink**))

I hope that this works out.

GTJ · (#8 (**permalink**))

I hope they make life easier for gaijin.

YukisUke · (#9 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by GTJ

I hope they make life easier for gaijin.

I hope for that too.

Nyororin · (#10 (**permalink**))

I`m a bit disappointed on how one sided this is.
Japanese government tends to work best when there is a level of balance between parties - not when 95% one party. Different parties being up there keep the other in balance and make it harder for abuses to occur.

I don`t really trust the DPJ (the one that won - I always forget the English abbreviations for them.) because they offer great sounding plans with no firm explanations of how they intend to actually do any of them....
And I particularly don`t like their policy of "We`ll do anything the rest of Asia tells us to!!" up until now. That leaves a really bad taste in my mouth, as they have so far aimed for "Economic growth in Asia at the cost of Japan!" ... Which isn`t good for Japan. You can`t bow to the whim of other countries and expect them to tell you to do things that will be good for you.

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I hope they make life easier for gaijin.

In what way? Free immigration? Just what Japan needs to tax an already struggling system!