Abe Coalition Cements Hold on Japan’s Diet
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s coalition won a majority in an election to parliament’s upper house, offering a broader mandate for reform as he seeks to revive the economy and strengthen defense.
Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party and its partner New Komeito will win at least 74 of the 121 seats up for grabs in today’s election, while the Democratic Party of Japan, previously the largest party in the upper house, will get a minimum of 15 -- its worst such showing since it was formed in 1998, state broadcaster NHK estimated after polls closed.