Japanese voters head to the polls today for a parliamentary election that may give the ruling Liberal Democratic Party a surge of support after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
There was an increased police presence when Mr Kishida appeared at a campaign event in a city south-west of Tokyo and a metal detection scanner was installed at the venue — an unusual security measure in Japan.Turnout as of 10am was 6.18 per cent, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
A strong showing at the polls could help Mr Kishida consolidate his rule, giving the former banker from Hiroshima a chance to carry out his goal of boosting defence spending. "In the months ahead, the government is certain to seek to strengthen domestic security," Dr Brady said. Reaching 69 seats in the upper house would give the LDP a majority, a threshold that had been seen as a stretch before Abe's killing.Not all voters were swayed by the assassination.
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