Foreign journalists in Japan are closely following Sunday's general election and are ready to cover the expected end of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's long grip on power.

"This election is interesting because there is a possibility of a big change in Japan," said Monzurul Huq, a Tokyo correspondent for the Prothom Alo daily in Bangladesh. "The public mood is in favor of change."

Foreign correspondents are preparing for a possible change of government by introducing to their countries the little-known Yukio Hatoyama, Democratic Party of Japan president, as most polls indicate he will probably become the next prime minister.