TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday pledged to carry on the legacy of assassinated former leader Shinzo Abe, following the ruling bloc's landslide upper house election victory.
The election, held two days after the country's longest-serving prime minister was shot dead on the campaign trail, ended with Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party winning 63 of the 125 contested seats. Its smaller partner Komeito added another 13 to the coalition.
