What is happening in Japan? Why are there no jobs?

As anyone with even a passing interest in Japan will know, on the 30th of this month we have an election.
This Election should see the end of an almost unbroken 50 year rule by current Prime Minister Aso Taro's party. Pretty unbelievable don't you think. Everybody and their cat are concentrating on this and no one knows how business will be affected by the new government. Whom, unless they spontaneously combust between now and the election, will win. The current governments’ handling of the recession has been pretty shocking; no one knows how the new government will do as they have very, very, very little experience of being in power. It’s a case of wait and see I suppose.
Politics in Japan is very interesting and incredibly conservative. When I have more time I will write more on it. But for now, I have been informed that I should stick with my research on companies and firms. No one is handing out internships or jobs just now. I was also advised to save up on contacting firms and companies until closer to the end of the year or even the start of the year. Just now people don't really know what their position will be, come the start of the new financial year. They should have a clearer picture at the end or the beginning of the year. That’s when they make the decisions I am interested in.
I was told timing and luck are pretty much as important as how good you are in landing a job in this business at present. My CV and information has to be fresh in the mind of the HR people.
Still, with Singapore and Hong Kong’s economies coming out of recession now I might concentrate more on companies and firms based there for the time being.
Decisions, decisions.