House of Representatives Election 2009
The Democratic Party of Japan wins a landslide victory and a change of government
August 30, 2009, Tokyo, Japan - In front of a board bearing the names of candidates of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, party executives and leader Yukio Hatoyama pose for photographers as they await the outcome of Sunday's Lower House election at the temporary election center in Tokyo. In front of a board bearing the names of candidates of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, party executives and leader Yukio Hatoyama pose for photographers as they await the outcome of Sunday's Lower House election at the temporary election center in midtown Tokyo on August 30, 2009. The landslide victory by the DPJ ended a half-century of almost unbroken rule by the conservative Liberal Democratic Party. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-