TOKYO – Polling stations opened on Sunday in Japan for legislative elections that are expected to be particularly challenging for the party of new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Opinion polls suggest the Liberal Democratic Party will possibly lose its parliamentary majority as Japan struggles with rising costs of living.
PM Ishiba, 67, called for this early election shortly after becoming Prime Minister on October 1, aiming to take advantage of a favourable sentiment among voters to consolidate his power.
