Japan Is a One-Party State Again And Voters Are Fine With That

  • Unpopular policies fail to halt Abe’s run of election success
  • Advocates of changing constitution may win two-thirds of seats
What to Watch in Japan's Upper House Election
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Japan’s long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party is heading into Sunday’s upper house election burdened with an unpopular sales tax hike plan, a divisive bid to change the pacifist constitution and a black mark for fueling public unease over the pension system.

It’s expected to win hands down.