In an age of increasing disenchantment with political parties, both among voters and electoral candidates, there is one group whose level of support is still growing.
The Rojin Party (Old People's Party) is not a real political party as such, but an online body whose supporters are united by their anger over current political events.
Having been launched in April by writer and psychiatrist Shigeru Horiuchi, the group has thus far attracted more than 200,000 visitors to its Web site.
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