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In the ongoing ballot counting, the LDP has secured 234 seats so far, taking a majority of the lower house on its own, with its partner Komeito occupying 27 seats so far. The ruling LDP previously held 276 seats on its own before the general election. Led by Prime Minister (PM) Fumio Kishida, the party is set to lose a large number of seats to opposition parties, reflecting that he may have failed to win strong support for his Covid-19, economic and national security policies, Xinhua news agency reported.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito aim to keep a majority in the House of Representatives, the powerful lower chamber of Parliament, reports Xinhua news agency. The result of the general election depends on the constituencies where ruling coalition candidates were in close race with those from opposition parties, which have also formed coalition in a bid to take the reins of government.

Russia's anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs tracked down the foreign warship, issued a warning notifying the destroyer about the inadmissibility of such actions, and had to drive the intruder from the territorial waters when the US warship didn't change its course following the warning.

As the ruling coalition led by the LDP controls both chambers, 64-year-old Kishida secured a majority of votes of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors during a special Parliament session called to elect a new Prime Minister, reports Xinhua news agency.

As the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) controls both chambers, 64-year-old Fumio Kishida who was chosen as the new LDP leader last week is expected to secure a majority of votes of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors and become the country's new Prime Minister, reports Xinhua news agency.

With the LDP-led ruling coalition controlling both chambers, the 64-year-old Kishida is almost guaranteed to be elected Prime Minister at an extraordinary parliamentary session on Monday, reports Xinhua news agency.

Kishida was elected LDP President on Wednesday and is guaranteed to be installed as the new Prime Minister when Parliament convenes for an extraordinary session on October 4, with the ruling coalition controlling both chambers, reports Xinhua news agency.

Kishida, former Japanese foreign minister, secured 257 votes in a runoff to win over his contender Taro Kono who received 170 votes, Xinhua news agency reported.

Japanese politicians are debating whether Japan should also possess one. Japan goes to elections in November and the nuclear submarine for Australia, coupled with Chinese aggression in the region, has become a political issue. Taro Kono�Japan's administrative reform minister, who is likely to lead the ruling party LDP, and may become the Prime Minister after Yoshihide Suga, is in favour.

The unidentified projectile was believed to have splashed into waters outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, the Japanese government said, Xinhua news agency reported. According to South Korea's military, North Korea fired the unidentified projectile at around 6.40 a.m. local time into the sea off its east coast from an inland location.