The Japan National Press Club hosted an election debate over the weekend
- PM Abe says he will remain Prime Minister if his coalition retains a majority
This sounds like Abe watering down expectations to me.
At the debate too, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (leader of Party of Hope) did not rule out teaming with the LDP after the election
More here at the Nikkei report on the debate
I'll be posting on developments in the campaign as they relate to fiscal/monetary policy - last week we got further signs of a loosening of the purse strings re fiscal policy / government spending.
