The "Kamikaze" electionThe "Kamikaze" electionAs the economy sinks, the prime minister is ready to go down with it THE prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, appears suddenly to have settled a question that has hung over Japanese politics since the summer. He all but promised to dissolve the lower house of the Diet, or parliament, within two days—to hold a general election by December 16th. The move was greeted with glee by Sh
