TOKYO: Japan’s government on Friday confirmed the date of upper-house elections next month, with opinion polls tipping a big win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s party, clearing the way for him to push through much-needed economic reforms.
A cabinet meeting declared voters would be asked to choose half of the 242-member House of Councilors on July 21.
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