Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at the party headquarters to put rosettes by successful general election candidates’ names. Photo: AFP
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at the party headquarters to put rosettes by successful general election candidates’ names. Photo: AFP
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update | Abe promises to deal with North Korea ‘firmly’ after landslide win in Japan’s election

Opposition Party of Hope founder Yuriko Koike described the result as ‘very severe’ and said she will accept responsibility, while her right-hand man Masaru Wakasa appears to have lost his seat

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at the party headquarters to put rosettes by successful general election candidates’ names. Photo: AFP
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at the party headquarters to put rosettes by successful general election candidates’ names. Photo: AFP
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