Tokyo: Japanese voters cast ballots in an upper house election, with Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc looking to protect its majority today and keep on track plans to amend the country’s pacifist constitution.
The 64-year-old Abe, who is on course to become Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, is also hoping to shore up his mandate ahead of a crucial consumption tax hike later this year, along with trade negotiations with Washington.
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