(1)Japan coalition set to retain slimmer majority

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shinzo Abe looks grim while watching news on the vote counting in the House of Representatives election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 9. Kyodo News projections show the ruling coalition led by the LDP appears set to retain control of the lower house but by a sharply reduced margin, while the opposition Democratic Party of Japan is making major gains.

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