Japan opposition LDP remains election favorite: poll

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) kept its clear lead ahead of a December election, opinion polls showed on Monday, with the hawkish Japan Restoration Party (JRP) led by a nationalist ex-Tokyo governor placing second. The Yomiuri daily poll showed that 25 percent of voters would opt for the LDP, which is calling for aggressive monetary steps to end deflation, well ahead of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) 10 percent support. Fourteen percent of voters planned to vote for the new Japan Restoration Party,...