Japan’s Democracy Comes of Age « Thread Started on Aug 8, 2007, 5:35pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Japan’s Democracy Comes of Age Our Correspondent 08 August 2007 After decades of near paralysis, Japan’s stultified political system starts to get interesting read at source> http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?o ... Itemid=31A slow motion political evolution that commenced some 15 years ago in Japan is beginning to bear fruit. The long quest to transform the country into a competitive, two-party democracy is closer to realization than some, including longtime Japan watchers, are willing to admit. It was first manifested in the Liberal Democratic Party’s blowout in 2005. Last week the opposition Democratic Party of Japan returned the favor, handing the LDP an historic defeat in the election for half of the House of Councilors, Japan’s senate.