>> last month's ldp leadership election had had a big impact. the party led japan almost continuously in l the democrats took place in 2009. the democrats have been unpopular for the last few years. their leadership race touched on the territorial disputes japan is having with its neighbors. for example, china and south korea. as you know, the subject has been getting a lot of attention these past few months. the winner of the ldp election abe took a tough stance on the issue. he says japanese have to take it into their own hands stressing the company should strengthen its military power. >> some people are surprised to see how they can given he was prime minister five years ago that resigned. how do they feel he stacks up against noda? >> many voters feel they can no longer expect strong leadership to deal we the more difficult issues of governing such as those territorial disputes. our survey suggests abe's captured their attention. he's almost twice as popular as noda, and that's helped for new interest in the ldp. >> and what about the polit

the winner of the ldp election shinzo abe took a tough stance on the issue. he says the japanese need to protect their land and sea wh their n hands suggesting the company should strengthen its military power. >> some people are surprised to see abe win given that he was prime minister five years ago and resigned. how do they feel he stands up against noda? >> many voters feel they can no longer expect strong leadership from the dpj to deal with the more difficult issues of governing such as those territorial disputes. our survey suggests abe's captured their attention. he is almost twice as popular as noda, and that's helped the new interest in the ldp. >> what about the third political party that recently came to the scene? how did the japan party do in this survey? >> not well. i was here last month talking about a poll that suggested more than half of the voters have either some or high expectations of japan restoration party. it is still quite far behind the ldp. only 2% of those surveyed in this new poll endorsed it. however, we'll probably see that num

so we are seeing changing fortunes for the dpj and the ldp. earlier i spoke with nhk world's mayo coe ambe. what's behind the support for the opposition of the liberal democrats? >> last month had a big impact. it led japan continuously for more than half a cinentury unti the democrats took power in 2009. the liberal democrats have been unpopular for the past few years. their leadership race touched on the territorial disputes japan is having with its neighbors. for example, china and south korea. as you know, the subject has been getting a lot of attention these past few months. the winner of the ldp election, shinzo abe, took a tough stance on the issue. he said japanese need to protect their land and sea with their own hands, stressing the country should strengthen its military power. >> some people are surprised to see abe win given that he was prime minister five years ago but resigned. how do they feel he stacks up against noda? >> many voters feel they can no longer expect strong leadership from the dpj to deal with the more difficult i