<span style="color: #222222;">In Japan, ruling party and its coalition partner have scored a major victory in a parliamentary election. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Komeito raised their combined share in the 248-seat chamber to 146 far beyond the majority in the elections for half of the seats in the upper house.<br />''<br />''Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio last night said, he was grateful for the outcome. He promised to address the biggest issues facing the nation, including the pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the soaring cost of living. He also vowed to revive the Japanese economy.<br />''<br />''He said he will also steadily push for reinforcing Japan's national security as well as a constitutional amendment.<br />''<br />''The election was held just two days after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead during a campaign event on Friday.</span><br />