TOKYO (Reuters) - Speculation is swirling over whether unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will soon call an election, due by October, or be ousted before the poll.
Media surveys have shown the opposition Democratic Party has the lead over Aso's Liberal Democratic Party, raising the chances of an end to more than 50 years of almost unbroken rule by the conservative, business-friendly party.
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