Comments on: New government born in Japan http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/01/new-government-born-in-japan/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: econcurious http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/01/new-government-born-in-japan/#comment-564693 econcurious Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:03:42 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=7889#comment-564693 The recent DJP victory is certainly newsworthy. The LDP has ruled in Japan for over fifty years--and many are interested to see how/if the DJP will operate differently. And I agree, I don't think Japan can afford to give up such vital development assistance budgets. This is especially true at a time when nearly the entire globe is mutually dependent and economies are still suffering. I watched an interesting summary video of this recent election, as well as different opinions on it, at newsy.com. It's worth looking at if you have a few minutes: http://www.newsy.com/videos/a_democratic_party_in_japan The recent DJP victory is certainly newsworthy. The LDP has ruled in Japan for over fifty years–and many are interested to see how/if the DJP will operate differently. And I agree, I don’t think Japan can afford to give up such vital development assistance budgets. This is especially true at a time when nearly the entire globe is mutually dependent and economies are still suffering.
I watched an interesting summary video of this recent election, as well as different opinions on it, at newsy.com. It’s worth looking at if you have a few minutes:

http://www.newsy.com/videos/a_democratic_party_in_japan

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