Nobody should blame Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan for his party's loss of a majority in the Upper House of the Diet. Not even he should blame himself for what is known as his gaffe on a tax hike which is believed to have made the Democratic Party of Japan, or DPJ, lose the election on Sunday. The DPJ, which had ousted the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from power less than a year ago, and its ally failed to win enough seats to hold on to their thin majority in the upper chamber. The Democrats are now facing a split Parliament that is ready to stall whatever policy decisions their Cabinet may make in order just to compel a new general election.
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