Japan's ruling bloc gains sweeping victory in upper house election

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Japan's ruling bloc gains sweeping victory in upper house election

STORY: Japan's ruling bloc gains sweeping victory in upper house election DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:28 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of banner of the Upper House election 2. various of NHK website page of election results 3. various of candidates' posts and polling station 4. various of Japan's parliament building and Upper House 5. various of candidates attending debate (file) 6. various of street view in Japan STORYLINE: Japan's ruling bloc of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito scored a sweeping victory in Sunday's House of Councilors election, with the LDP alone securing a majority of contested seats, according to the election results published on Monday morning. The LDP won 63 out of the 125 seats up for grabs, while its junior coalition partner Komeito snatched 13 seats. In all, the LDP and Komeito secured a total of 76 seats, comfortably retaining a majority in the 248-member upper chamber of parliament. The major opposition Constitutional Democrat

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