JAPAN - THE END OF ONE-PARTY DOMINANCE

[M]erely changing the rules of the game will not create a Japanese gov ernment capable of moving forward in domestic and foreign policy The s tructural changes at home mean a leaner economy and government austeri ty. The changes in the world at large force Japanese leaders to embrac e their proclaimed activism.... The problem for politics and diplomacy is that the end of one-party dominance in 1993 has yet to reveal a ne w political order that provides leadership, reform, and international impact.''