As the Democratic Party of Japan's stunning victory and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's resounding defeat was reported Sunday night, many voters on the streets of Tokyo said they savored their chance to vote for change.
At Ueno Station, a 60-year-old employee from Saitama who said his surname was Tsuchiya said he voted for a DPJ candidate because he thought the LDP was in power too long.
Tsuchiya said he wanted the LDP out because it "made life difficult for salaried workers." In previous elections, he had voted LDP.
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