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2000 Estimates,[http://www.demographia.com/db-world-metro2000.htm]</ref>  Japan has a culture that is more masculine in nature than comparable Western countries.

2000 Estimates,[http://www.demographia.com/db-world-metro2000.htm]</ref>  Japan has a culture that is more masculine in nature than comparable Western countries.

In the August 2009 national elections, the [[Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) suffered a massive defeat as voters blamed it for the poor economy, numerous corruption scandals and Prime Minister [[Taro Aso]]'s uninspiring leadership. The LDP has ruled Japan for nearly all of the last 50 years and is generally conservative, but it lost two-thirds of its seats.  

In the August 2009 national elections, the [[Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) suffered a massive defeat as voters blamed it for the poor economy, numerous corruption scandals and Prime Minister [[Taro Aso]]'s uninspiring leadership. The LDP has ruled Japan for nearly all of the last 50 years and is generally conservative, but it lost two-thirds of its seats.