Friday, November 16, 2012

Japan to Dissolve Govt

Due to political paralysis, Japan's ruling left-wing DPJ will dissolve the govt and hold fresh elections:

http://news.yahoo.com/pm-dissolve-japans-parliament-call-elections-004950486.html

The public fatigue with major parties in Japan looks a lot like the political situation in India. Nationalist politician Shintaro Ishihara has recently stepped down from his post as governor of Tokyo to form the new nationalist Sunrise party. In spite of this, the political verdict may once again turn out to be fractured.

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