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The article presents information on various political developments related to Japan. In Japan's third post-war election, held on January 23 last, two parties made substantial gains-the ultra-conservative Liberal Party and the Communist Party. Of the 466 seats in the lower house the Liberals now hold 269, the Communists increased their membership from 4 seats to 35. In fact, Japan's premier Shigeru Yoshida is in the embarrassing position of having both too much power and too little. His majority is so substantial that he cannot evade responsibility for formulating and carrying out constructive policies, at the same time, because of the factions within the various political parties, he cannot guarantee the fulfillment of his program. |
