Nobody here on the Community page has weighed in on Japan’s Upper House election last July 10, so JBC will have a go.
The conclusion first: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scored a hat trick this election, and it reaffirmed his mandate to do whatever he likes. And you’re probably not going to like what that is.
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