Much has been made of the massive defeat Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party suffered in the recent election to Japan’s Upper House. But, as the smoke dissipates from that vote, it has become clear that the real victor is neither the leading opposition Democratic Party (DPJ) nor the electorate.
安倍晋三首相领导的自民党在不久前日本上议院的选举中大败，舆论哗然。但是，随着选举之战的硝烟散去，真正的赢家显露出来，既不是最大的反对党日本民主党（DPJ），也不是选民，而是日本的官僚在举杯庆祝。