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Japan and the Liberal Democratic Party

Why Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is in crisis

In Japan, the race is on to replace outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled the country almost uninterrupted for 50 years, has weathered poor economic performance and a series of scandals and faces the possibility of going into opposition next year. What's going on?

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8 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project