World Jul 10 Japan votes in pivotal election after Abe assassination By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
World Jul 21 Japan’s ruling coalition secures upper house majority Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition secured a majority in Japan’s upper house of parliament in elections Sunday, with exit polls indicating Abe could have secure enough of a super-majority needed to propose constitutional revisions. By Mari Yamaguchi, Kaori Hitomi, Associated Press