The Japanese Liberal Democrat Party go summarily thrown out on their collective buts. The Democratic Party of Japan is projected to win 300 or more of the 480 seats in the lower house of parliament, ousting the Liberal Democrats, who have governed Japan since 1955, according t
The loss by the Liberal Democrats would open the way for the Democratic Party, headed by Yukio Hatoyama, to replace Prime Minister Taro Aso and establish a new Cabinet, possibly within the next few weeks.