Asakai Hayami has been the sole leader, in the House of Representatives election, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by her, won 316 seats, a major victory, with the single party's seats crossing the two-thirds threshold of the House of Representatives for the first time since the end of World War II, and also set a record for the most seats of a single party since the war, the best in LDP history.

Asakai was asked on a Fuji Television House of Representatives election program whether she would visit the Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines Class A war criminals from World War II, and said that she is working to create an environment for this, and will strive to gain understanding from allied countries and neighboring countries.

The LDP eventually secured 315 seats, while its coalition partner, the Japan Restoration Party, obtained 36 seats, bringing the total of the alliance to 351 seats.

Although the ruling party did not have a majority in the House of Councillors, even if a bill is rejected in the House of Councillors, it can be re-voted and passed through the House of Representatives with more than two-thirds approval, thereby ensuring the advancement of key issues such as tax cuts, increased military spending, and constitutional reform.

The "Center-Right Reform Alliance" formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party and Komeito suffered a defeat, dropping from 167 seats before the election to 49 seats.

According to statistics from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the national average voting rate as of 6 p.m. on the 8th was 26.01%, a decrease of 2.97% compared to the same time during the previous 2024 general election.

In the LDP, Asakai is dominant and holds a central position. The last time there was a dominant figure in the party was when Shinzo Abe, who served two terms as Prime Minister and governed for about 10 years in total, was in power.

When announcing the early House of Representatives election, Asakai said that Japan is a parliamentary cabinet system country, where voters cannot directly elect the prime minister like in a presidential system. However, she emphasized that this time was a decision by the voters between choosing Asakai or the main political opponent, the Center-Right Reform Alliance, "I am betting my entire responsibility as the Prime Minister."

In Tokyo's Akihabara street, Asakai shed tears at a campaign event, saying that she had struggled in politics for 30 years to become the Prime Minister, "perhaps I can complete unfinished business."

Being the Prime Minister is not her unfinished business; what exactly is her unfinished business?

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