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The United States remains committed to working with Japan on a range of regional and global issues, a State Department spokesperson says, after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida s ruling coalition secured an election victory.
While many people remain uncertain why the LDP achieved such a comfortable victory, the election results suggest that voters wanted reforms and a generation change.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's conservatives and their junior coalition partner lost seats but remained in power following a parliamentary election, according to Japanese media.