Abe vs Ozawa, It can become a beginning of two-party system?

Yesterday, Abe Shinzo, Chief Cabinet Secretary, was elected as the president of Democratic Liberal Party(a ruling party). It means that he become a next prime minister of Japan in the next session of the Diet. Several days ago, Ozawa Ichiro was also elected as the president of The Democratic Party of Japan（biggest opposition party. Now it is a time to begin to cross swords.



Shinzo Abe is the most popular politician. All Japanese know he is sincere and intractableness. His most impressive achievement is that he made serious efforts for North Korean abduction issue and rescued five abduction victims. He earned applause from all Japanese.



Ichiro Ozawa is the most respected politician in Japan. Even rival party's politicians including ruling party's politicians respect him. He is called "Rubber Arm Ozawa(Gowan Ozawa)". He succeed to cause a collapse of single-party administration of Democratic Liberal Party about 13 years ago. Now Democratic Liberal Party(a ruling party) can't win elections without cooperation in election with Komeito(a newly-risen religion's party which is unpopular but have a large following in Japan.）



I hope their confrontation makes Japan a better country. Japan will conduct next Upper House election in next summer. It is said that Abe may lose next election due to Ozawa's leverage. This is really good situation for democracy. We need two-party system by conservative parties to ensure development of Japan because war of ideologies has already been concluded.



I took the photo I attached at Tamagawa jyosui in Kokubunji city, Tokyo.