Japan’s Kishida defies expectations as ruling party easily keeps majority

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling LDP defied expectations and held on to a stable majority in Sunday’s parliamentary election, solidifying his position in a fractious party and allowing him to ramp up stimulus.Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling LDP defied expectations and held on to a stable majority in Sunday’s parliamentary election, solidifying his position in a fractious party and allowing him to ramp up stimulus.