Japan's biggest opposition realignment in decades fails to loosen LDP grip

The opposition camp in Japan is expected to fall back into disarray after Sunday's general election, having once again failed to give birth to a political force that can rival the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's stable five-year leadership has put the brakes on Japan's "revolving door" premiership that has seen many prime ministers come and go since the mid-2000s, while creating opportunities for new parties to move in and out of the national political arena.As long as the current electoral system for the lower house remains unchanged, analysts say, a full…READ FULL ARTICLE