{"id":1548581,"date":"2022-07-11T11:47:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1548581"},"modified":"2022-07-11T11:49:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:49:37","slug":"shinzo-abes-ruling-party-gains-supermajority-in-upper-house-election-following-his-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shinzo-abes-ruling-party-gains-supermajority-in-upper-house-election-following-his-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"Shinzo Abe\u2019s Ruling Party Gains Supermajority in Upper House Election Following His Assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshinzo-abes-ruling-party-gains-supermajority-in-upper-house-election-following-his-assassination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1548581&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-japan\">Japan<\/a>\u2019s ruling center-right party scored a supermajority in the House of Councillors election on July 10, claiming more than half of the 125 contested seats, in the wake of the assassination of former prime minister and party leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-shinzo-abe\">Shinzo Abe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Abe\u2019s factious Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 119 of the 248 seats in the upper chamber of parliament, while its coalition partner Komeito secured 27 seats, broadcaster NHK\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20220711_06\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This has secured for the party the two-thirds majority required to amendment Japan\u2019s\u00a0pacifist post-war Constitution.\u00a0As part of Abe\u2019s Japan-first policies, he was looking to\u00a0revise Article 9, forbidding Japan from possessing its own military or forces with \u201cwar potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If unchallenged by other factions within the party, the victory will allow Kishida to preside until the next election in 2025.\u00a0Kishida,\u00a0a moderate from Hiroshima who wants nuclear weapons banned, represents the smaller, more left-leaning liberal wing of the LDP, while Abe lead the right-leaning nationalist wing.<\/p>\n<p>Kishida\u00a0is more dovish on foreign policy than Abe, who was considered hawkish on China for his revitalising of the Quad forum and nationalizing of the uninhabited Senkaku islands that China contests as part of its territory\u2014the Diaoyu islands.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4588281\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10\/shinzo-abe-1200x794.jpeg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4588281\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10\/shinzo-abe-600x397.jpeg\" alt=\"shinzo abe\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Japan\u2019s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Rome, Italy, on April 24, 2019. (Tiziana Fabi\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>The LDP held a moment of silence for Abe at its Tokyo headquarters. Kishida carried a solemn expression as he placed victory ribbons next to the names of winning candidates on the whiteboard, The Japan Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2022\/07\/10\/national\/politics-diplomacy\/2022-upper-house-election-result\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolence threatened the electoral process, the very foundation of our democracy. I was determined to go through with this election at all costs,\u201d he said, referring to the shooting of Abe that occurred two days before the poll.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference, Kishida said that his administration will focus on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the soaring cost of living. He also pledged to revive the Japanese economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am determined to achieve results as part of my \u2018new capitalism\u2019 economic model, which is aimed primarily at revitalizing the economy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, I will take a step-by-step approach to continue our work on diplomacy, security, and constitutional revision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The party\u2019s victory might allow Kishida to revise Japan\u2019s pacifist constitution\u2014a dream Abe never achieved.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the plans for constitutional revision on Sunday, Kishida <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/japan-votes-in-key-election-in-shadow-of-abe-assassination_4588444.html\">said that<\/a> he would focus on putting together a bill to be discussed in parliament.<\/p>\n<h2>Abe\u2019s Murder<\/h2>\n<p>Abe, Japan\u2019s longest-serving leader, was fatally shot on July 8 during a campaign speech in the western city of Nara. Police arrested a 41-year-old man who allegedly shot Abe at close range, and said the suspect had used a homemade gun.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4584878\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/08\/Japan_Abe_Shot_22189187990124-1200x893.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-medium wp-image-4584878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Japan_Abe_Shot_22189187990124-600x446-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Japan Abe Shot\" width=\"600\" height=\"446\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4584878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Japan_Abe_Shot_22189187990124-600x446-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Japan Abe Shot\" width=\"600\" height=\"446\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Japan\u2019s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) falls on the ground in Nara, western Japan, on July 8, 2022. (Kyodo News via AP)<\/figure>\n<p>The local police force manning the campaign event said on Saturday that security arrangements had been flawed.<\/p>\n<p>Local media reported that the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/shinzo-abes-murder-suspect-reveals-motive-of-his-attack_4587147.html\">told police<\/a> that he intended to kill Abe because he believed that the ex-premier was connected to a religious organization that had bankrupted his family. Police have not identified the group.<\/p>\n<p>Abe\u2019s death has drawn condolences from across political divides, and from around the world. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Tokyo on Sunday to offer condolences over Abe\u2019s death and to meet with senior Japanese officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you, Prime Minister Kishida, for the opportunity to visit and pay my respects to mourn with you and your nation a great statesman. We are deeply saddened over the killing of one of our dearest friends. The U.S.-Japan alliance will always remain strong,\u201d Blinken said on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1546341046761639936\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4589718\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/11\/abe-mourning-1200x800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-medium wp-image-4589718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/abe-mourning-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4589718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/abe-mourning-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Mourners offer flowers for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo, at the entrance of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters building in Tokyo, Japan, on July 10, 2022. (Toru Hana\/Pool via AP)<\/figure>\n<p>Many Japanese have been in mourning Abe\u2019s assassination, with hundreds visiting the\u00a0LDP headquarters over the weekend to remember the former prime minister. Abe\u2019s\u00a0wake will be held on Monday night and funeral for family and close friends on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reuters contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-aldgra-fredly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Aldgr-e1653312653972.jpg\" alt=\"Aldgra Fredly\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aldgra Fredly is a freelance writer based in Malaysia, covering Asia Pacific news for The Epoch Times. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan\u2019s ruling center-right party scored a supermajority in the House of Councillors election on July 10, claiming more than half of the 125 contested seats, in the wake of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1548581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1548581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1548581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1548581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1548581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1548581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1548581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}