Japan's ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito party may lose their majority in the upcoming House of Representatives election, according to the most recent Kyodo News poll.The outlook underscores the severe impact of the LDP's slush funds scandal on the ruling bloc. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the LDP, has set a goal of retaining at least 233 seats for the coalition, enough to maintain a majority in the 465-member chamber he dissolved earlier this month.Kyodo News conducted the two-day telephone survey through Monday, targeting around 190,000 eligible…READ FULL ARTICLE
