Abe cruises to ‘super-majority’ win in Japan vote

Breitbart/AFP ^

[RoosterRedux]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe swept to a resounding victory in a snap election Sunday and immediately vowed to “deal firmly” with threats from North Korea that dominated the campaign.

Abe’s ruling conservative coalition was on track to win more than 310 seats in the 465-seat parliament, according to a projection from public broadcaster NHK, handing the premier a two-thirds “super-majority.”

This allows nationalist Abe to propose changes to pacifist Japan’s US-imposed constitution, which forces it to renounce war and effectively limits its military to a self-defence role.

Abe said the comfortable election win had stiffened his resolve to tackle North Korea’s nuclear threat, as the key US regional ally seeks to step up pressure on Pyongyang after it fired two missiles over Japan in the space of a month.

“As I promised in the election, my imminent task is to firmly deal with North Korea,” said Abe, who is now on course to become the country’s longest-serving leader.

[Gen.Blather]

I hate to say this, as the more cooks in the kitchen the worse the stew. However, the US could, at any moment, elect another Jimmy Carter or Barak Obama. Our allies need to be able to look after themselves and police their own neighborhoods. This would also give the US the option of staying out of local conflicts, such as China vs. (fill-in-blank.)

[Sacajaweau]

He’s good for Japan and the world

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks RoosterRedux.

[erlayman]

Abe is massively corrupt but he does know how to change the subject.

[T-Bone Texan]

Didn’t read the article, but I will never forgive Abe for what he did to my beloved South during the War of Northern Aggression.

[ClearCase_guy]

LOL

[Wuli]

With unemployment in Japan at a 22 year low - around 2.8% - Abe’s election victory is not a mystery. Even in Japan voters vote by the standing of their pocketbook.