Japan: A Likely DPJ Government

Recent polls in Japan indicate the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will likely win enough seats in the Aug. 30 general election to form the next government. A DPJ victory would mark only the second time since 1955 that the Liberal Democratic Party has lost control of the government. But DPJ rule could be short-lived (and tempestuous) if the party cannot find common ground among its widely disparate constituents.