You're just full of good news lately. YUCK !
But seriously, Japan thought that inaction, would somehow reinflate their bubble. That was wrong ( as the rest of the world knew ) and perhaps, a new government will do what should have been done, there, quite a long time ago.
Japan shows precisely the danger of having a single party in power for too long. And because Koizumi had a "funky" hair style the voters thought, somehow, he might be different even though he was part of that party. Forget it - Japan needs a change in a big way.
Regards, Ivan