The results followed a deepening distrust in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party due to a slush funds scandal, indicating a shift in the support that enabled it to return to power in 2012.
The election is a battle for a stable majority in Japan's lower house with all the focus on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito bloc -- which has ruled Japan for most of the post-war period -- which is in the contest under new leadership following the resignation of Fumio Kishida.
The Tokyo metropolitan police department said there were no reports of injuries but a police vehicle was partially burned after the man threw around five objects near the LDP headquarters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is running for the country's top office again as an Independent, opened up a yawning gap over his rivals in the race as he was leading with 87.34 per cent votes based on the results of processing 50.02 per cent of the protocols, state news agency TASS
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Secretary-General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Toshimitsu Motegi, on Friday and held a fruitful conversation on ways to strengthen ties in an uncertain world.
Ahead of the January 7 general elections in Bangladesh, the main opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), issued a call for a 48-hour nationwide 'hartal' (general strike) commencing on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "illegal government,"
Kenji Kanda, a House of Representatives lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has acknowledged that authorities have on four occasions seized the land and property belonging to his company from 2013 to 2022 for not paying fixed asset taxes.
Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida's government on Friday approved a list of new senior and parliamentary vice ministers, devoid of any female members. This is in contrast to the reshuffled Cabinet line-up with a record-tying five women, Kyodo News reported.
Former Japan Prime Minister Tara Aso, said that the Taiwan Strait is “gradually tilting towards a time of emergency” and now is the time for the “like-minded nations” to be prepared to put into action a strong deterrent, The Japan Times reported.
During his three-day visit, Aso planned to hold separate meetings with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Lai Ching-te with the aim of reinforcing ties with the island.