Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday his government would pursue its aggressive economic policies following a decisive victory in upper house elections. The economic policies "have most surely made achievements," the premier told reporters, saying that people across the country would feel an improvement in the real economy. His Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) regained control of the upper house in Sunday's election, according to a report of DPA. Abe, who took office in December, promoted aggressive monetary easing to prop up the economy and appealed to voters ahead of the vote to support his economic policies. The conservative LDP won 65 seats and the New Komeito captured 11 seats in Sunday's voting, giving the coalition a clear majority. The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) grabbed only 17 seats, its worst showing in an upper house election since its foundation in 1996, while the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) made significant leaps, winning 8 seats, the biggest number since 1998. Voter turnout in Sunday's elections was estimated at 51.57 per cent, the lowest since the 1995 race, according to a tally by the Kyodo news agency.
