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Autumn Demon · 2008-09-01, 20:10

Fukuda Yasuo, prime minister of Japan, announced his resignation today. This marks the second Japanese premiership in a row to last only one year.

http://www.economist.com/world/asia/...ry_id=12036328

What are the chances of someone other than Aso Taro becoming the next president of the LDP, and consequently, prime minister?

Do you think early general elections will be held ahead of the scheduled September 2009 elections?

And is Ozawa Ichiro and the DPJ a credible alternative to the LDP, or was Koizumi Junichiro's method of reform from within the LDP a better path?

To me, Ozawa seems like a political opportunist who would do anything to improve his poll numbers, including opposing reforms if they weren't coming out of his own party, much like the DPJ did in 2005 over Japan Post. Aso Taro on the other hand seems like he will return to Japan's deficit spending past to cement his party's interests and further drive reforms away.

Regardless of who the two main parties' leaders are, I hope the LDP will lose next election to end their 53-year-long nearly uninterrupted command of the lower house of the Diet.

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Autumn Demon ~ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston Age: 35	Japanese Politics Fukuda Yasuo, prime minister of Japan, announced his resignation today. This marks the second Japanese premiership in a row to last only one year. http://www.economist.com/world/asia/...ry_id=12036328 What are the chances of someone other than Aso Taro becoming the next president of the LDP, and consequently, prime minister? Do you think early general elections will be held ahead of the scheduled September 2009 elections? And is Ozawa Ichiro and the DPJ a credible alternative to the LDP, or was Koizumi Junichiro's method of reform from within the LDP a better path? To me, Ozawa seems like a political opportunist who would do anything to improve his poll numbers, including opposing reforms if they weren't coming out of his own party, much like the DPJ did in 2005 over Japan Post. Aso Taro on the other hand seems like he will return to Japan's deficit spending past to cement his party's interests and further drive reforms away. Regardless of who the two main parties' leaders are, I hope the LDP will lose next election to end their 53-year-long nearly uninterrupted command of the lower house of the Diet.