Japan ruling bloc tipped to win over half of upper house race seats

Japan's ruling coalition will likely win more than half of the seats being contested in Sunday's House of Councillors election, according to a Kyodo News poll showing it has a solid lead over opposition parties.Pro-constitutional amendment forces -- the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, the Japan Innovation Party and the Democratic Party for the People as well as some independents -- are also in sight of maintaining the two-thirds majority required to initiate proposals for constitutional reform, the telephone survey conducted from Saturday to Tuesday showed.Uppe…READ FULL ARTICLE