Young Japanese voters, happy with job market, lean towards ruling party

FILE PHOTO: Japanese college students shout and raise their fists during a pep rally held to boost their morale ahead of their job hunt, at an outdoor theatre in Tokyo February 25, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Young Japanese will back the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in a lower house vote on Sunday at a higher rate than their elders, survey data shows, apparently reflecting approval of low unemployment, not an ideological drift to the right.

Among voters aged 18 to 29, 41 percent intend to vote for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's LDP in proportional representation districts, according to a survey by the Asahi Shimbun daily published on Thursday.