Even though the LDP suffered a crushing defeat in Tokyo’s metropolitan election over the weekend, it looks increasingly likely that the government will be able to defend its majority in next month’s Upper House elections. But while the recent decline in long-term government bond yields will come as a relief to policymakers, the outcome of Japan’s ongoing trade negotiations with the US remains highly uncertain.
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