THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 31, 2021 at 20:50 JST
Fumio Kishida waves to an audience at the Tsuchiyu Onsen hot spring resort in Fukushima on Oct. 19. (Kotato Ebara)
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is on course to gain an outright majority in the Lower House election held Oct. 31, a clear sign that stability was much on the minds of voters in giving new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a four-year mandate to govern. [Read More]
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