Abstract
After a predominant party goes into opposition, what restrictions and problems does a new governing party face? From this perspective, this article examines the budget compilation and the tax system revisions under the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government. Predominant party system gives the political process five characteristics: (a) a predominant party becomes flexible; (b) a predominant party becomes a catch-all party; (c) a predominant party delegitimizes opposition parties; (d) opposition parties lack realism and (e) bureaucrats are politicized. These five characteristics made the DPJ’s handling of the government very difficult after the change of government.
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