Japan set for change in Aug. 30 election

Japan's main opposition Democratic
Party is seen having a good chance of winning an Aug. 30
election, a victory that would end more than five decades of
almost unbroken rule by the conservative Liberal Democratic Party
(LDP), Reuters reported.
A solid win for the opposition Democratic Party in the vote
for parliament's powerful lower house would raise the chances of
breaking policy deadlock as Japan shakes off a recession.
An inconclusive outcome, however, could spark a tug-of-war in
which big parties woo members of small parties and independents
to try to form a coalition.
-- SPA