JAPAN / ELECTION 2012

For Tokyo, Osaka voters, election revolved around economy

City dwellers were confused by crowded field, unclear policies

Check the fine print: A resident of Minato Ward, Tokyo, checks her ballot Sunday at a local polling station. | SATOKO KAWASAKI

Staff Writers

Dec 17, 2012

The multitude of parties and issues on the table Sunday made it difficult for voters to make up their minds, according to those who spoke with The Japan Times on the streets of Tokyo and Osaka.

As with earlier opinion polls leading up to the election, most people said that Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's ruling Democratic Party of Japan was not their top choice, unlike in the Lower House election of August 2009.

Many voters said their main concern was policies for turning around the staggering economy. Whether Japan should phase out nuclear power in light of the Fukushima disaster was not their top concern.

For Tokyo, Osaka voters, election revolved around economy

City dwellers were confused by crowded field, unclear policies

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