Japan's Kishida defies expectations as ruling party easily keeps majority

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling LDP defied expectations and held on to a stable majority in Sunday's parliamentary election, solidifying his position in a fractious party and allowing him to ramp up stimulus.

source https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/31/asia/japan-election-kishida-ldp-intl-hnk/index.html