Japan's general election: end of one-party rule | 48 comments (48 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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Is japan in anys ense different thatn it was , say three years ago?

or is it the way the seats are allocated?

I understand that I can not understand Japan.. and I guess most of my framework is not useful..

But are changes of this magnitude normal? Woudl they really lead to some change in any area for sure?.. or Japan has its own mega-corporotion lobbyst?

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Sun Aug 30th, 2009 at 01:31:21 PM EST

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I never saw anything like this. But my experience is limited to the events since 60s. In 1910s or 1920s, Japanese politics was volatile. In sum, I do not understand this country either.

I will become a patissier, God willing.

by tuasfait on Sun Aug 30th, 2009 at 08:46:31 PM EST
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Perhaps, after 60+ years of relative political stasis, Japan has an opportunity to remake itself in a form more suited to new realities.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Aug 30th, 2009 at 09:57:04 PM EST
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No, this is not normal. This is a shocking electoral upset of epic proportions that is unprecedented in modern Japan.

What is different from three years ago is that the LDP has suffered from several years of visible, public, and easily recognized confusion and disarray, at least since Koizumi stepped down, and the first period of something approaching economic prosperity came to a quick, cruel, and recent end - and the LDP has had no coherent response.

Will anything actually change? Who knows.

by Zwackus on Mon Aug 31st, 2009 at 09:00:54 AM EST
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Thanks.. because from here, one never really knows..

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Mon Aug 31st, 2009 at 09:04:08 AM EST
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Japan's general election: end of one-party rule | 48 comments (48 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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