The conservative Liberal Democratic Party of Shinzo Abe surged back to power in Japan's election Sunday just three years after a devastating defeat -- a right-wing victory that will usher in a government committed to a tough stance in a territorial row with China.
The LDP and its ally, the New Komeito Party, won a stable majority in the general election held Sunday, Japanese media reported![ext]()
. The two parties have now together secured 314 seats in the 480-seat House of Representatives as the vote counting continues. The LDP secured 286 seats, while its ally won 28 at 1 a.m. local time Monday.
The result has potentially far reaching implications for the world’s third-largest economy and its relations with China. It comes at a time when tensions between Japan and China over the disputed islands in the East China Sea -- known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China -- have reached new heights.
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Reported by IBTimes 5 hours ago.
The LDP and its ally, the New Komeito Party, won a stable majority in the general election held Sunday, Japanese media reported
. The two parties have now together secured 314 seats in the 480-seat House of Representatives as the vote counting continues. The LDP secured 286 seats, while its ally won 28 at 1 a.m. local time Monday.The result has potentially far reaching implications for the world’s third-largest economy and its relations with China. It comes at a time when tensions between Japan and China over the disputed islands in the East China Sea -- known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China -- have reached new heights.
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Reported by IBTimes 5 hours ago.