ification ▁of ▁votes ▁for ▁material ▁g ains . ▁The ▁pre - 1 9 9 4 ▁elect oral ▁system ▁- ▁Single ▁Non - Trans fer able ▁V ote ▁in ▁Mult im ember ▁District s ▁( SN TV / M MD ) ▁- ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁ko en ka i ▁networks , ▁money ▁politics , ▁and ▁ent rench ing ▁client el istic ▁behav iors ▁in ▁elections . ▁Elect oral ▁mal app ort ion ment ▁was ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁pre - 1 9 9 4 ▁elect oral ▁system ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁polit icians ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁segments ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁through ▁p ork - bar rel ▁politics ▁and ▁protection ist ▁policies . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁economic ▁re cess ion ▁ar ising ▁from ▁the ▁real ▁estate ▁b ubble ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁L DP ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁adjust ▁sever ely ▁t arn ished ▁its ▁reputation . ▁▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁system ▁ ▁One - party ▁domin ance ▁ ▁N ec ess ity ▁of ▁the ▁one - party ▁domin ance ▁ ▁The ▁one - party ▁domin ance ▁of ▁the ▁L DP ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁was ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁“ development al ▁dict ator ship ▁Japanese - style .” ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁necessity ▁for ▁Japan ▁to ▁mobil ize ▁and ▁control ▁all ▁human ▁resources ▁with ▁a ▁one - party ▁stable ▁government ▁and ▁an ▁absolute ▁majority ▁in ▁parliament ▁to ▁achieve ▁rapid ▁economic ▁growth ▁of ▁the