Japan's Nikkei 225 climbs, yen drops as political uncertainty clouds BOJ plans

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With all but 20 of the 465 seats accounted for, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has ruled Japan for almost all of its post-war history, and junior coalition partner Komeito took 209 seats in the lower house of parliament, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported.
Aljazeera
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Japanese premier Ishiba's ruling coalition is certain to lose a majority in parliamentary vote, NHK public TV says
ABC News Go
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That would be well short of the 233 needed to maintain its majority and would be its worst election result since the coalition briefly lost power in 2009.
CNA
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With over 45,000 polling stations established nationwide, more than 105 million eligible voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots.
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