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LDP expected to come up short of majority in Japan’s election

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LDP expected to come up short of majority in Japan’s election

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is projected to fall short of a single-party majority after a close-run snap election, according to exit polls. The LDP is expected to secure between 153 and 219 lower house seats, as reported by broadcaster NHK. The Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) is anticipated to win between 128 and 191 … Read more

Man arrested in Tokyo for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at LDP headquarters, according to Reuters

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Man arrested in Tokyo for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at LDP headquarters, according to Reuters

A 49-year-old man was arrested by Tokyo police on Saturday for throwing what seemed to be Molotov cocktails at the headquarters of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The man also crashed his van into the security fence outside the prime minister’s office, located near the LDP headquarters in Nagatacho, and threw what appeared to … Read more