LDP Wins Japan Elections & Mandate for Postal Sale

"Japan's Liberal Democratic Party won national elections, giving Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi an extension to his four and a half year term in office and the mandate to sell the state-owned post office, the world's biggest financial institution. Koizumi's party and coalition partner New Komeito won a majority 282 seats in the latest official count, while the opposition had 81. The LDP alone has a majority of 256 seats in the lower house. An exit poll earlier by national broadcaster NHK predicted Koizumi's coalition may win many as 361 seats in the 480-seat lower house."

"mandate to sell the state-owned post office"とはまたショッキングな見出しをつけますな。国営の郵便局売却を許すというのは、まあ言い得て妙かもしれません。