Now, with Mr Abe facing his first real electoral test on July 22nd, when half the seats in the upper house of the Diet (parliament) are up for grabs, the LDP seems in a tail-spin.

• 现如今他和他的政党正面临着上台后的第一个真正选举考验，和其他对手公开竞争7月22号的国会大选中的半数的席位。自民党似乎正处于风口浪尖上。