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An insider's revolution

Shorenstein APARC Op-ed: Washingtonpost.com on August 31, 2009

Daniel Sneider: Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday with one overriding aim -- to bring an end to more than a half-century of nearly uninterrupted one-party conservative rule. The monumental victory handed to the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) marks a quiet revolution in the politics of America's most important Asian ally. Read more »