Upper House election approaches, the LDP leans on crisis rhetoric while the opposition fails to offer a credible plan to fund ...

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Given all that is taking place, this is shaping up to be one of the most unusual Upper House elections in decades.

Most worrisome now is a growing sense among the Japanese public that the U.S. is no longer a reliable partner.