Japan's conservatives sweep back into power
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TOKYOJapan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in a landslide election victory Sunday after three years in opposition, according to early returns, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tensions with China, a key economic partner as well as rival. The victory means that the hawkish former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will get a second chance to lead the nation after a one-year stint in 2006-2007. He would be Japan's seventh prime minister in six-and-a-half years. In this first election since the March 11, 2011, earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters, atomic energy ended up not being a major election issue even though polls show about 80 percent of Japanese want to phase out nuclear power.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Overall Sentiment: 0.0402454
Relevance: 0.881098
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| -0.234666 | "The economy has been in dire straits these past three years, and it must be the top priority," Abe said ... |
| 0.258886 | He has repeatedly said in the past he will protect Japan's "territory and beautiful seas" ... |
| 0.0876542 | "We must strengthen our alliance with the U.S. and also improve relations with China, with a strong determination that is no change in the fact the Senkaku islands are our territory," Abe said ... |
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Noda
Overall Sentiment: -0.145998
Relevance: 0.481133
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| -0.435674 | "severe," Noda told ... |
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Yoshihiko Noda
Overall Sentiment: -0.0918797
Relevance: 0.403986
Kazuhisa Kawakami
Overall Sentiment: 0.0212709
Relevance: 0.331693
New Komeito
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.277938
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Organization: Liberal Democratic Party
Overall Sentiment: -0.0104333
Relevance: 0.910869
Organization: Democratic Party
Overall Sentiment: -0.0257641
Relevance: 0.573582
Organization: NHK
Overall Sentiment: 0.0646651
Relevance: 0.556408
Organization: central government
Overall Sentiment: -0.0158921
Relevance: 0.529818
Organization: Meiji Gakuin University
Overall Sentiment: 0.0186485
Relevance: 0.339412
Company: Kyodo News agency
Overall Sentiment: -0.550964
Relevance: 0.331296
Country: Japan
Overall Sentiment: -0.190065
Relevance: 0.812274
Country: China
Overall Sentiment: -0.0827948
Relevance: 0.577236
Country: Germany
Overall Sentiment: -0.447394
Relevance: 0.326436
Country: U.S.
Overall Sentiment: 0.294148
Relevance: 0.301902
GeographicFeature: East China Sea
Overall Sentiment: -0.382584
Relevance: 0.331274
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