(UPDATE) TOKYO — Japan voted on Sunday in what was described as the tightest election in years, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) facing potentially their worst result since 2009.
Opinion surveys suggest the conservative LDP and its junior coalition partner risk falling short of a majority, a result that could deal a knockout blow to Ishiba.
MAKING A CHOICE A woman in a traditional kimono votes during the general election at a polling station in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2024. AFP PHOTO