TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party may be gaining traction about three weeks before the July 20 upper house election, with those planning to vote for the LDP increasing 3 percentage points on the month to 29% in a new Nikkei/TV Tokyo poll.
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LDP widens lead heading into Japan's upper house race
Ishiba cabinet's approval rating rises 3 points to 37%, Nikkei poll shows
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on June 28. (Photo by Naoya Takahashi)
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