. ▁ ▁The ▁L DP ▁ ▁The ▁L DP ' s ▁campaign ▁theme ▁was ▁stable ▁single - party ▁rule . ▁L DP ▁Secretary - General ▁Se iro ku ▁K aj iy ama ▁said ▁“ I ▁don ’ t ▁think ▁Japan ’ s ▁political ▁business ▁will ▁move ▁ahead ▁under ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁forces ▁with ▁different ▁opinions ▁on ▁security ▁and ▁foreign ▁relations ▁issues .” ▁Form er ▁L DP ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Mich io ▁Wat an abe ▁predicted ▁that , ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁an ▁opposition ▁victory , ▁Japan ▁would ▁res emble ▁Italy : ▁“ the ▁Cab inet ▁will ▁be ▁changing ▁all ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁economy ▁will ▁be ▁in ▁dis array , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁th ieves ▁and ▁begg ars ▁will ▁increase , ▁and ▁so ▁will ▁rob ber ies ▁and ▁ra pes .” ▁ ▁The ▁opposition ▁ ▁The ▁emer gence ▁of ▁the ▁non - LD P ▁coal ition ▁government ▁resulted ▁from ▁agreement ▁on ▁certain ▁basic ▁principles ▁by ▁conserv ative , ▁cent rist , ▁and ▁left ist ▁opposition ▁groups . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁basic ▁shared ▁line ▁of ▁thinking ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁L DP ' s ▁hold ▁on ▁the ▁government ▁should ▁be ▁broken . ▁The ▁main ▁issue ▁for ▁the ▁opposition ▁parties ▁was ▁elect oral ▁reform . ▁Additionally , ▁there ▁was ▁general ▁cons ensus ▁on ▁some ▁other ▁issues , ▁including ▁tax ▁cut s ▁which ▁are ▁needed ▁to ▁stim ulate ▁economic ▁growth ▁and ▁anti - cor ruption ▁measures . ▁The ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Japan ▁( SD P J ) ▁even ▁relax ed ▁several ▁long - h eld ▁positions