The government and ruling parties are already preparing to get right back to business after Sunday’s House of Representatives election, as media projections show the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition on course to achieve a solid victory.
The ruling bloc is arranging to convene a special Diet session around Nov. 1 to vote Prime Minister Shinzo Abe back into office, senior coalition members said Wednesday.
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