The Debate Over, Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Abe's State Funeral,
The Debate Over Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's State Funeral
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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-Komeito coalition protected 76 seats and retained the majority in the Upper House elections just two days after the murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to local media. Shinzo Abe was shot while delivering a campaign speech in Nara, western Japan, on Friday.
According to The Japan Times, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other LDP top execs appeared before the media on Sunday night, dressed in black ties and dresses with grief-stricken ribbons, holding a moment of silence for Shinzo Abe.
Fumio Kishida did not smile as he placed pink flowers by the names of the successful candidates.

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“Violence threatened the voting system, the very foundation of our democracy,” the Japanese Prime Minister said at a press conference.

“I was determined to win this election at any cost,” he added.

According to the publication, after the landslide victory, Fumio Kishida will be free to pursue his policy agenda for the next three years.

Fumio Kishida now has to decide where to direct his political capital: toward his flagship “new capitalism” fiscal initiatives aimed at wealth redistribution, diplomacy, and national security, either towards inflation and other economic issues, which surfaced as top voter concerns ahead of the election, according to The Japan Times.

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“I am determined to produce results as portion of my ‘new capitalism’ economic model, which is primarily aimed at revitalising the economy,” said Fumio Kishida. “At the same time,” he added, “I will take a step-by-step approach to continue our work on diplomacy, security, and constitutional revision.”
According to The Japan Times, Fumio Kishida’s administration is likely to start over after nine months in office, having faced both the omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the blowback from the Ukraine war.

In light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and its financial implications, the parties’ main plan was to discuss rising prices and strengthen the economy, as well as their stance on Japan reinforcing its economic sanctions.
Another key question was whether top player revision forces would gain a supermajority (two-thirds of the chamber’s seats), allowing them to call Japan’s first referendum on the issue.

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“In order to table a legislative proposal for constitutional revision, we need to reach an agreement with other pro-revisionist parties on which provisions to prioritise and when,” said LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi, according to The Japan Times.
This year, 52.05 percent of voters cast ballots in the Upper House election, which is higher than in the previous year but the second-lowest on record.