Election shock: Japan's ruling LDP coalition loses grip on lower house majority

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Oct. 28 (UPI) -- In a significant political upset, Japan's Liberal Democratic Party coalition failed to secure the 233 seats required to maintain its majority in the country's lower house in Sunday's general election. The result marks one of the largest political upheavals Japan has experienced in 15 years, with the yen falling to a three-month low after the coalition's loss. Advertisement The LDP's defeat was in large part a reaction to lack of public trust due to a major corruption

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