The Lower House election Sunday saw voters back newcomers vowing to heed the voices of ordinary people and older voters opting for familiarity and stability in policies on the economy and security, The Japan Times found.
In Tokyo's Taito Ward, Nozawa, a man in his 30s who declined to give his first name, said he voted for the new Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, headed by Yukio Edano.
"I liked how he emphasized running a grass-roots campaign and his message that politics in this age shouldn't be about left or right," he said.