The main election slogan of the Liberal Democratic Party, which polls say will prevail in the Dec. 16 general election, is "Restoring Japan," underlining its determination to reclaim the power it lost three years ago.

But which version of Japan does the LDP plan to restore?

Observers say that if the largest opposition party returns to power in the Lower House poll, it will likely reinstate two of its key mainstay policies — but in a much more radical shape than in the past.