Japanese voters head to the polls Sunday for an upper house election that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has billed as a gauge of backing for his economic policies. The opposition is aiming to prevent the ruling coalition from winning a two-thirds majority that would allow the premier to embark on a process of revising the nation’s pacifist constitution. Half the seats in the house are contested every three years, with lawmakers serving a six-year term. Sunday’s election doesn’t affect Abe’s position as premier, which he has held since winning the 2012 election in the more powerful lower house. In contention are 121 of the 242 seats.The Ambition A series of...
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