摘要
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party(LDP) suffered a crushing defeat in the August 30th general election to the House of Representatives.This was due to a change in election rules,the decline of LDP's traditional bases of support,and the long-standing internal problems.If the LDP now fails to respond to these changed realities,it will further lose credibility with the Japanese people.
Japan＇s ruling Liberal Democratic Party （LDP） suffered a crushing defeat in the August 30th general election to the House of Representatives. This was due to a change in election rules, the decline of LDP＇s traditional bases of support, and the long-standing internal problems. If the LDP now fails to respond to these changed realities, it will further lose credibility with the Japanese people.
