Published July 2009
Japan's opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, released this platform in late July, 2009, prior to the August 30 elections. The platform addresses "five pledges": government spending, childrearing and education, pensions and medical care, regional sovereignty, and employment/economy.
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