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, leader of the Komeito party, the junior coalition partner of the Liberal Democratic Party, is interviewed at the Komeito headquarters in Tokyo on July 10, 2016, following the House of Councillors election. The ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito was set 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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