Takeaways from Japan poll: diplomatic challenges and diversity
(WorldNews Business)

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has avoided lame-duck status after his ruling bloc won a solid victory in Sunday’s upper house election but the poll – with nearly record-low turnout – has dented his hopes of revising the pacifist constitution and left him facing tough diplomatic challenges Below are five takeaways from the voting for 124 seats in the 245-member chamber, elections for half of which are held every three years. FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear he’s unhappy over Japan’s $67.6 billion trade surplus with the United States and said he expected an announcement on a deal after the upper house poll....