Skip to main content  Japan Decides! 2009!  aka Indecision '09:
The Race To The Diet  So apparently one of the most powerful
economies on the planet is going to the polls tomorrow (well,
it's 'today' already over there). Apparently it's looking like
Taro Aso, head of the Liberal Democratic Party (right-of-centre
conservatives, who knew?) which has dominated post-war Japanese
politics, is going to be replaced with Yukio Hatoyama of the
Democratic Party of Japan.  The economic melt-down, sleaze
allegations and frequent gaffes of its leader have rocked
people's confidence in the LDP, but the DPJ is said to be making
a lot of promises without explaining how they're planning on
backing them up.  So, who are you supporting?