The Japanese go to the polls

Analyst: Japanese voters 'are not enthusiastic'

Voting has begun in Japanese parliamentary elections that will likely put the once-dominant conservatives back in power after a three-year break amid widespread voter dismay with the current ruling Democrats.

Tobias Harris, an expert on Japanese politics and a former fellow at the University of Tokyo, has told Al Jazeera that the voters are not particularly enthusiastic about the choices they face in the election.