Trouble for Japan’s ruling political party.
By Alyssa McDonald [1] Published 19 July 2010 13:35Trouble for Japan’s ruling political party.
Less than a year after the ruling Democratic Party of Japan came into government, it has failed to win a majority in the upper-house elections, held early this month.
Commentators have laid the blame on economic instability. Japan's public debt is nearly twice its GDP -- and with an economy that size, who can afford to bail it out?
Graphic by Jez Burrows