"The... victory means both chambers will be under governmental control, unblocking the bottleneck that has hampered legislation for the last six short-term premiers.That will strengthen Mr Abe's hand as he tries to push through painful, but necessary, structural reforms aimed at dragging Japan out of two decades of economic malaise."
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Election boosts power of Japanese PM
By Shingo Ito
July 21st 2013
THE AGE