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Oct. 10, 2009

Japan, Politics and M&A

Yoji Maeda and Mangyo Kinoshita of O'Melveny & Myers address the change in Japan's political scene and its impact on mergers and acquisitions.

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By Yoji Maeda and Mangyo Kinoshita

Until this month, the Liberal Democratic Party had controlled the Japanese diet for more than a half century. In the House of Representative election held on Aug. 30, 2009, the Democratic Party of Japan gained control of the House and will become the ruling party for the first time in its history. The Democratic Party of Japan, led by Yukio Hatoyama, will form a new cabinet and Hatoyama is expected to bec...

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