But, in the end, it will have to decide if it wants to be governed by the LDP, which at least offers the possibility of addressing Japan’s problems, or a DPJ in complete thrall to the bureaucracy and the past. Until Koizumi, the electorate was never faced with such clear-cut choices, and his administration taught the Japanese to like them.
日本议会可能在一两年内面临各党势均力敌的情况，但是最终必须决定到底让自民党还是日本民主党执掌。前者至少还有解决日本各种问题的可能，后者则完全是官僚主义和昔日的奴隶。在小泉之前，选民还从未遇到过如此黑白分明的选择。小泉的政府让日本人学会喜欢他们。与此同时，在亚洲安全环境飞速变化的这样一个时刻，日本只能随波逐流，不能决定任何重要的外交政策。