Asahi :: Wednesday, July 22, 2009

• Minshuto pledge on education (7/22)
  BY MANABU AOIKE, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
  The main opposition Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) plans to make public high school education effectively free if it triumphs in the Lower House election set for Aug. 30. continued ...


• LDP trails key rival ahead of election (7/22) ★
  THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
  For the first time in its 54-year existence, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is heading into a Lower House election with a lower support rating than its main rival. continued ...


• The die is cast for Japanese politics (7/22) ★
  THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
  Prime Minister Taro Aso dissolved the Lower House on Tuesday, setting the stage for what is expected to be a historic election on Aug. 30. continued ...