Linda Sieg covered Japanese politics, economics and social issues at Reuters in Tokyo for over three decades, most recently as chief political correspondent. She is currently freelancing.
TOKYO -- The blow to Japan's long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's election has sparked concern about rare political instability in the world's fourth-largest economy, but for those worried about the potential rise of the kind of populist extremism seen abroad, the results provide some consolation: The center held -- for now.
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