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Japan Vote: Abe Wins Convincingly
Incumbent Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wins a decisive victory in Japan's snap election.
Incumbent Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wins a decisive victory in Japan's snap election. The newly-formed opposition Party of Hope performs badly.
Also in the programme: being an undercover agent inside Al Qaeda and the impact of ocean acidification.
(Photo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference following a landslide victory in the Lower House election. Credit: EPA)
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Mon 23 Oct 201713:06GMT
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