Japan’s Opposition Wins, Ending LDP’s 54-Year Rule

A half century of single-party leadership came to an end in Japan over the weekend. The opposition Democratic Party won a resounding victory over the more conservative (and counterintuitively-named) Liberal Democratic Party. The LDP has dominated the Japanese parliament for nearly 54 years.

For more context, we’re here with Bill Emmott. He’s the former editor of the Economist and author of “Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India and Japan will shape our next decade.”