Word: ldp
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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WHEN Japanese voters last week dealt a critical blow to their ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), they moved their nation one step closer to maturity as an international superpower...
...elections cost the LDP control of the upper house of the Japanese parliament and brought down Prime Minister Sousuke Uno. Before the setback, the party had held a monopoly on government power in Japan since...
Since the disaster of the World War, the LDP has steered clear of any role in foreign affairs, prefering instead to build quietly the Japanese economy. The policy worked well for years as Japan filled the world with its products and kept foreign goods away from its shores...
...chipping away at LDP power represented by this month's election tallies will likely accelerate the translation of Japan's economic power into a more forceful Japanese presence in the world...
...election results signal anything, it is the rise of real politics in Japan. No longer will the LDP be assured of a legislative majority year after year, and no longer will it be able to use its power simply to fine tune the existing system...