Japan votes with new PM on shaky ground
Opinion polls suggest the conservative LDP and its junior coalition partner risk falling short of a majority, a result that could deal a knockout blow to Ishiba.
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A person votes at a polling station set up at a ward office during the general election in Tokyo's Nakano district on October 27, 2024. (AFP)
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TOKYO - Polls opened on Sunday in Japan's tightest election in years, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his juggernaut Liberal Democratic Party facing potentially their worst