AKASHI, Japan -- As Japan heads to the polls in a national election this Sunday, the unpopularity of the incumbent government led by newly installed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has left rare clouds of uncertainty looming over the vote's outcome in a country where one party has been the dominant ruling force for 65 of the last 69 years.
A ceremony takes place aboard a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine in Kobe on March 8. Under an ambitious five-year plan, the East Asian nation aims to build up its submarine and other capabilities. © Kyodo
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