The election took place in 2005; Junichiro Koizumi served as the Prime Minister and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. The Liberal Democratic Party can trace “its lineage as far back as the 1870s. The mainstream of major Japanese political parties…has been in the moderate to conservative part of the political spectrum. The philosophy of the LDP favors a centralized and efficient government exercising an important role in the economy” (Hayes, 2014, pp. 191). This is where the intentions of the LDP became clear in picking Yamauchi to run in the by-election. Yamauchi is stamp and coin dealer. This establishes substantial business contracts the Liberal Democratic Party is seeking. Conducting businesses has a direct influence on the economy. The Liberal Democratic Party “has achieved its greatest success in promoting the reestablishment of Japan’s importance in the world arena almost entirely by economic means. The LDP
The election took place in 2005; Junichiro Koizumi served as the Prime Minister and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. The Liberal Democratic Party can trace “its lineage as far back as the 1870s. The mainstream of major Japanese political parties…has been in the moderate to conservative part of the political spectrum. The philosophy of the LDP favors a centralized and efficient government exercising an important role in the economy” (Hayes, 2014, pp. 191). This is where the intentions of the LDP became clear in picking Yamauchi to run in the by-election. Yamauchi is stamp and coin dealer. This establishes substantial business contracts the Liberal Democratic Party is seeking. Conducting businesses has a direct influence on the economy. The Liberal Democratic Party “has achieved its greatest success in promoting the reestablishment of Japan’s importance in the world arena almost entirely by economic means. The LDP