Elections Raise Tension Between Japan And China 05:36 Download Audio Embed on your website Close × Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site
Copy embed code Resume Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe answers a reporter's question at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday night. The conservative LDP stormed back to power in parliamentary elections Sunday after three years in opposition, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tensions with rival China. (Junji Kurokawa/AP) There is concern in China over the results of this weekend's elections in Japan, where the conservative Liberal Democratic Party - which has taken a hard line against China - won.
The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from Tokyo.
This segment aired on December 17, 2012.