Japan PM on defensive as election prospects dim further


TOKYO: Japan's new prime minister hit out at "biased" media reports related to a party scandal, as another survey suggested that his ruling coalition could fall short of a majority in elections on Sunday (Oct 27).

This would be the worst result for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has governed Japan for almost all the past seven decades, since it last lost power in 2009.

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