A stronger foothold for Liberal Democrats cold send the Tokyo stock market into a tailspin.

Discusses the effect of Japanese parliamentary politics on the Tokyo stock market. The coalition formed between the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the Social Democratic Party, and the New Party Sakigake; The expected re-election of Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto; The LDP's plan to lure former LDP members away from the opposition New Frontier Party; The effect that the LDP's success in doing so would have on the market; What to expect if the LDP gains control.