The opposition Democratic party's expected victory in Japan's 30 August general election is creating a new element of uncertainty in the Asia-Pacific region, already unsettled by North Korea's war drums and China's assertiveness. The ruling conservative Liberal Democratic party (LDP) has held power for 52 of the past 53 years. It is the political linchpin of the US-Japan alliance. Now, largely due to lamentable domestic policy failures, opinion polls suggest it is all but dead in the water.
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