Factbox-Five to watch: the big numbers in Japan's general election


FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also the President of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a speech to voters from atop the campaigning bus on the last day of campaigning for the October 31 lower house election, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, faces his first major test on Sunday as Japan holds a general election https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-votes-test-new-pm-kishida-political-stability-2021-10-30 that could see his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lose its majority in the powerful lower house.

Here are five numbers to watch as Kishida's LDP and junior partner Komeito seek a fresh mandate.

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