Abe's hold on power in doubt as LDP heads for crushing defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shizo Abe (L), who doubles as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, looks downcast at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on July 29, as LDP Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa wipes the sweat from his brow beside him. The coalition led by Abe appears to be set for a major setback in the day's House of Councillors election.

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