Japan's ruling bloc to win majority of contested upper house seats

Japan's ruling bloc to win majority of contested upper house seats

Natsuo Yamaguchi (R), leader of the Komeito party, the junior coalition partner of the Liberal Democratic Party, smiles as he puts a mark above the name of a Komeito candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election, at the Komeito headquarters in Tokyo on the night of July 10, 2016. The ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito was likely to achieve its goal of winning a majority of the contested seats in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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