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The Legislative Record: The Japan National Diet in 2004

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2005

JUNKO HIROSE
Affiliation:
National Diet Library, Japan

Extract

The general election in November 2003 and the Upper House election in July 2004 indicate that the Japanese politics is going from a one party dominant toward a two major party system. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) narrowly keeps a majority in both Houses by merging the New Conservative Party and by forming a coalition with New Komeito.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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