Polls have opened in Japan in what has been called the country's tightest election in decades. Polls suggest Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's Liberal Democratic Party could lose its majority in the lower house.
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00:00Japan is voting in an election that could deal Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's Liberal
00:04Democratic Party, or LDP, its worst outcome in 15 years.
00:09Voting is scheduled to end on Sunday evening, with election results expected early Monday
00:13morning.
00:14Exit polls suggest this election will be the tightest for the conservative LDP since 2009,
00:19and the party is expected to lose its majority in the lower house.
00:23Voters have expressed concerns about recent party scandals and the growing cost-of-living
00:27crisis.
00:39Policy analysts say an unfavorable outcome could lead to Ishiba's resignation as prime
00:44minister after just a month in office.