[katana]

The LDP is the more conservative of the two main parties in Japan and had a monopoly on power for the decades of Japan’s recovery and rise from the fifties on. The Democratic Party of Japan is left of center. I once met their former party head and PM (for less than a year) Yukio Hatoyama. So this election was a turn to the right. Party labels can be deceptive.

[BobL]

“So this election was a turn to the right. Party labels can be deceptive.”

Thanks, I’ve followed Japan for decades - I was just having some fun with their party names. I do hope they pull out of their economic mess and get their act together for China, before it’s too late.

[max americana]

Thanks for the info.