The country’s two major political parties, the governing Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) recently chose their leaders, yet ordinary Japanese responded with a collective shrug. But Japan’s political system is unlikely to remain a matter of popular indifference for much longer.
大阪—日本正面临自二战以来最严重的内忧外患。但日本公众对此似乎漠不关心。该国两大主要政党——执政党民主党和自民党最近选出了各自的党首，但普通日本群众对此一哂了之。但公众对日本的政治制度的冷漠态度不会维持太久。