Japan’s ruling coalition set to suffer big loss in upper house poll

TOKYO — Japan’s ruling coalition looks set to suffer a significant loss of seats in the country’s upper house election, in a vote dominated by inflation and immigration.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito is poised to end up with far fewer seats than the 141 it held in the chamber, even after including the 75 seats that were not up for re-election in Sunday’s vote.