Deep insight into far-reaching changes looming in Japanese politics

Japan will hold a general election this year and expectations are growing that the opposition could oust the long-ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Reuters set out to answer the key questions for investors on how policy might change as the world’s second-biggest economy struggles with a deep recession. A package of stories and factboxes looked at the DPJ’s likely position on tax, spending, foreign, trade and currency policy. It was a tapestry of insiders’ insights into a potentially historic change in Japan’s political landscape that could end policy paralysis but bring more uncertainty in the short-term