Japan faces parliamentary elections in the near future, by August 2013 at the latest, but perhaps as early as the start of the year. According to public-opinion polls, the governing Democratic Party of Japan, which came to power in 2009, is likely to be replaced by the Liberal Democratic Party, whose president, Shinzo Abe, would become prime minister – a position he has already held.
日本最晚将于不久后的2013年8月举行议会选举，但最早也有可能提前到今年初。民调结果显示自由民主党很可能取代2009年上台的执政民主党，自民党总裁安倍晋三则很可能再次出任首相。