It doesn’t really matter who’s in charge. So rather than leave things to someone unpredictable, I think it’s better to stay the course.

Shota Fukuyama, 28, a driver for delivery company Yamato Transport. He said that he had voted for the Liberal Democratic Party in the past and that, although he had not made up his mind this time, he saw little reason to overturn the status quo.

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