The Democratic Party of Japan gain power after nearly 50 years of a single party dominated system lead by the Liberal Democratic Party. The DPJ, lead by Yukio Hatoyama, gained 306 seats out of a possible 480 in what is being called a "bloodless revolution". This shift in power is a result of a growing frustration with the state of Japan's economy- a common theme that rings true for the world at large.
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