Yukio Hatoyama’s DPJ
Leadership of Japan’s main opposition party has shifted from the corruption-tainted Ichiro Ozawa to Yukio Hatoyama, Ozawa’s blue-blooded lieutenant.
Blogger MTC harsh assessment of the upcoming Japanese election:
The next election of the House of Representatives, a crucial one for the future of Japan, will be fought out in the main between two parties of largely similar policy programs. One of the parties is led by an immensely wealthy grandson of a former conservative party prime minister, and the other is led by an immensely wealthy grandson of a former conservative party prime minister. One of these princelings ‘s tongue frequently gets tied in knots when he is trying to explain himself and the corruption of his colleagues, while the other’s tongue frequently gets tied in knots when he is trying to explain himself and the corruption of his colleagues.
The Economist also has a column up expressing a similar view. Tobias Harris has not been quite as pessimistic, but he has expressed doubts about Hatoyama’s leadership ability and toughness.
- Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe)
- dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)
- Kirainet.com – A geek in Japan (Subscribe)
