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Urgent: Japan's ruling camp expected to win majority in upper house election

Xinhua, July 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Japanese ruling camp led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to win a majority in Sunday's upper house election, according to exit polls by local media.

Half seats in the 242-member chamber was contested in the election and the ruling camp is likely to win over 61 seats, said an exit poll by the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Endit