The campaign is over, and now judgment time has come: Who were the winners and losers in Sunday's Lower House election?
The answer depends on your viewpoint. The post-election political landscape can be seen from a wide variety of perspectives. Here are some of them.
The media reported that the Liberal Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won by a "landslide."
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