Japan for parliamentary elections in a short time
Japan is set to parliamentary elections on Sunday widely expected to usher in a new government.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) seems ready for the Democratic Party (DPJ) to turn off after only three years in office, with former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to return to the top job.
Tax and nuclear ties with China have all emerged as topics.
But many voters say they are undecided, middle widespread disappointment in Japan about politics.
"All candidates speak out before the election, but I'm not so sure that they will fulfill their promises," the Associated Press news agency quoted Hiroko Takahashi, 51, a resident of a suburb of Tokyo, as saying.
"I am hopeful about the new party, but I also wonder if I should trust one of the older parties."
Nuclear debate
The DPJ came to power in 2009, ending more than 50 years of almost unbroken rule by the conservative LDP.
The party promised more social spending and a better social safety net, but struggled to deliver the midst of the economic downturn and March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
It has also seen several leadership changes - Yoshihiko Noda is the third DPJ prime minister since 2009.
He lost public support for the transition to dual VAT, something he said was necessary to fight debt of Japan to solve.
The nuclear debate has again suspended reactors and are experienced flip-flopping on the issue also affected its popularity. The latest figures suggest that the LDP together the most seats in the election to win, with its traditional ally, New Komeito Party. A poll by Asahi newspaper on Friday suggested that the two government parties could be on track to achieve a two-thirds majority in the chamber in place.
Mr. Ishihara - whose plan for the disputed East China Sea islands to buy using public funds Tokyo reignited the territorial row - to Japan for a more muscular approach to the issue. But support for the party fell slightly in the middle ambiguity about its nuclear policy.
Another new party, led by Shiga Governor Yukiko Kada, wants nuclear power for a decade. Former DPJ heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa has thrown its support behind this celebration.
All 480 House seats are up for grabs in the election.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) seems ready for the Democratic Party (DPJ) to turn off after only three years in office, with former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to return to the top job.
Tax and nuclear ties with China have all emerged as topics.
But many voters say they are undecided, middle widespread disappointment in Japan about politics.
"All candidates speak out before the election, but I'm not so sure that they will fulfill their promises," the Associated Press news agency quoted Hiroko Takahashi, 51, a resident of a suburb of Tokyo, as saying.
"I am hopeful about the new party, but I also wonder if I should trust one of the older parties."
Nuclear debate
The DPJ came to power in 2009, ending more than 50 years of almost unbroken rule by the conservative LDP.
The party promised more social spending and a better social safety net, but struggled to deliver the midst of the economic downturn and March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
It has also seen several leadership changes - Yoshihiko Noda is the third DPJ prime minister since 2009.
He lost public support for the transition to dual VAT, something he said was necessary to fight debt of Japan to solve.
The nuclear debate has again suspended reactors and are experienced flip-flopping on the issue also affected its popularity. The latest figures suggest that the LDP together the most seats in the election to win, with its traditional ally, New Komeito Party. A poll by Asahi newspaper on Friday suggested that the two government parties could be on track to achieve a two-thirds majority in the chamber in place.
Mr. Ishihara - whose plan for the disputed East China Sea islands to buy using public funds Tokyo reignited the territorial row - to Japan for a more muscular approach to the issue. But support for the party fell slightly in the middle ambiguity about its nuclear policy.
Another new party, led by Shiga Governor Yukiko Kada, wants nuclear power for a decade. Former DPJ heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa has thrown its support behind this celebration.
All 480 House seats are up for grabs in the election.
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