The LDP (a center-right party) completely destroyed the DPJ in the election, so Shinzo Abe will be the next prime minister. The LDP won a majority of the 480 seats in the lower house by themselves, but when their seats are added up with their ally party (Koumeito) they won a two-thirds majority. This gives them the power to overturn any veto from the upper house. Basically, the upper house is now just a bunch of dudes sitting around that have no power at all. Seems like a pretty odd system.
Also I read that the turnout was about 59%, which is tied for the lowest turnout since WWII. It is about ten points down from the election in 2009. Seems like a pretty high low.
Sounds like the time is right for that coup you've always wanted to spearhead
ReplyDeleteI've been getting a ton of plastic surgery to make me look more Japanese for that very reason. I'm fairly certain that I'm the reincarnation of Mishima.
DeleteWell you're like the best dude at karate I've ever met, so that would make sense
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