Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called a snap election, seeking a fresh term at the helm of the world’s third largest economy as tensions with nearby North Korea reach fever-pitch.
Abe hopes to capitalise on a weak and fractured opposition to sweep back into power, as polls show him regaining ground after a series of scandals.
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