The ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffered a setback on Oct. 24 when its candidate lost in the Upper House by-election in Shizuoka Prefecture, despite earlier reports that put him comfortably in the lead.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he solemnly accepts the ruling Liberal Democratic Party s loss in one of two by-elections held ahead of the general election this weekend.
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Japan’s governing party lost a parliamentary seat and retained another in weekend by-elections seen as a major test of its support ahead of a national vote on Sunday.
Both seats are in the upper house of Japan’s Diet, which is not subject to Sunday’s elections for the more powerful lower chamber, but they were seen as a bellwether for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government.
His Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) had previously held both seats. It lost to an opposition-backed candidate in a tightly contested vote for a vacant seat in Shizuoka Prefecture, while the LDP candidate won the other seat in