At last, the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)get the boot. In this country, elections held every 4-5 years could result in a change of government. In Japan, this was the case every 45 years, until 1993 and that was only for about 9 months before they came back, after the opposition found that composed on LDP defectors and untried tyros, their natural calling was opposition since with the LDP down, they had nothing to really unite against. This time could be different, even though LDP defectors and untried tyros are prominent in the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), since they have such a large majority. The LDP itself is a multi-faceted being, made up of five factions, who alternate leaders to avoid electoral defeat, but none of the factions had a coherent plan for dealing with the huge recession sweeping over Japan. This meant that Japan effectively had a one-party state for most of its post-war history. Let's hope true plurality can now flourish.
On another note, it's ominous that Disney has now taken over Marvel because Disney release films on DVD and video every ten years to preserve their 'classic' status. Not that I buy DVDs often, but should I want to buy Spiderman 4, but am rather tardy in doing so, I don't want to have to wait ten years to do so again. Also, what does this deal mean for Marvel's big back catalogue of movies?