Japan's vote for Abe could worsen prospects for peace with North Korea, China
- Written by Nicole L Freiner, Associate Professor, Political Science, Bryant University
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gambled by calling a snap election – and he has won big.
Voters handed Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party a sweeping victory in the Oct. 22 balloting for Japan’s House of Representatives.
The call for the election came in late September after North Korea had just fired another test missile, with its lo...
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