JAPAN ELECTIONSA young girl looks on as her mother fills her ballot for the lower house election at a polling station in Tokyo , Japan , 14 December 2014 . According to media reports , Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ' s Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP ) is expected to win more than 300 of the 475 seats in the more powerful lower house of parliament , major polls showed last week . The ruling LDP and its coalition partner New Komeito are together expected to control some two - thirds of the chamber , while the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan ( DPJ ) is facing another major defeat . EPA / FRANCK ROBICHON ▶ 연합뉴스 앱 지금 바로 다운 받 기 ~▶ [ 오늘 의 HOT ] 엘비스 프레슬리 전시회 < 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 , 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 >