Poll: Opposition DPJ likely to win

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The latest opinion polls continue to show that the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, or DPJ, is likely to win a landslide victory in Japan's upcoming lower house election scheduled for Sunday.

In its survey, conducted from Tuesday through to Thursday, the Yomiuri Shimbun says the DPJ could win more than 300 seats, pointing to the strong likelihood of a change of government.

The survey was conducted in 200 single-seat constituencies of the nation's 300 constituencies.

In a separate poll conducted by the Asahi Shimbun from Saturday to Tuesday, the DPJ is projected to win 320, or two-thirds, of the 480 seats in Sunday's lower house election.

The ruling LDP, however, will likely win only about 100 seats. The LDP has held nearly uninterrupted control over the government for more than half a century.