LDP crushes rivals in Japanese poll
- 5 years ago
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Japan's Liberal Democratic party has crushed the ruling Democrats in an election landslide so emphatic that together with a smaller coalition partner it will be able to enact legislation even without approval by the Diet's upper house. The FT's Tokyo Bureau Chief, Mure Dicke, reports on the historic result.
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Japan's Liberal Democratic party has crushed the ruling Democrats in an election landslide so emphatic that together with a smaller coalition partner it will be able to enact legislation even without approval by the Diet's upper house. The FT's Tokyo Bureau Chief, Mure Dicke, reports on the historic result.
Related Articles:
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/3/45f58dc2-47f3-11e2-8c34-00144feab49a.html
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b904c9ac-45d4-11e2-b780-00144feabdc0.html
For more video content from the Financial Times visit http://www.FT.com/video