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This is because the prime minister will likely face pressure from both fiscal hawks within the LDP and the bond market that will be watching her every move. As a result, she might have to choose a pragmatic path in terms of fiscal policy — and end up spending less than what many had hoped and not as much as some had feared.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); });

“When the LDP scores an overwhelming victory, it brings a diverse range of people, making internal coordination much more difficult,” said Tomohisa Ishikawa, chief economist at the Japan Research Institute.

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