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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's governing Liberal Democratic party clinched a historic victory in Sunday's general election. The LDP captures 296 seats, the second largest figure in its 50-year history, up from 212 held before the election.
This is good news for the eventual resumption of exports to Japan. A loss would almost certainly have caused an even longer delay in resuming beef trade. The magnitude of his victory should help to expedite the resumption of trade.