Might this put Japan at increased risk for an Al Quaeda attack in the manner of that preceding the Spanish elections? A good showing by Koizumi might be interpreted as an affirmation of his pro-US Iraq policy (although it probably would not be reported that way by the US press - however a bad showing by Koizumi would almost certainly be reported in the US as a defeat for President Bush and the US Iraq coalition).
I hope not. But it might, and I would welcome Japan to the Crusade. In a country of almost 127.5M, Japan's Mohammedans, who number about 100,000, more than 90 percent are not Japanese. Source, Paki Daily Times So the bad guys would be easily identifiable.