if the liberal democratic party wins, shinzo abi could with the newest restoration governor. the emergence of these smaller parties could mean a messy transition period. >> my gut feeling is that possibly no single party will win the single majority in the next election. this is democracy. eventually people will learn that stability is important. >> thousands have rallied for an end to nuclear power, an issue most dpj and lpd are reluctant to commit to. that's opened the field to new groups like the power part party of japan. >> from the perspective of somebody that has been coming to japan pore 30 years, it is moving. >> abe said he will increase defense spending if needed. it might be just talk ahead of an election, but abe was prime minister in 2006. his first foreign trip was to beijing to try and mend fences as repeated trips, a true comeback analyst say would be if abe the campaigner were quite different from abe the leader. >>> staying in the region now, nearby, the bank of korea has decided to keep interest rates on hold 2.75%. it was largely expected, but the next mo