The
Liberal Democratic Party took majority control of the assembly from the
Democratic Party of Japan after Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe stated that the election had to be won "at any cost" in order to set the stage for an LDP victory in the House of Councillors election.[2] Abe used the victory to claim popular backing for his "
Abenomics" economic policies.[3] The
Japan Restoration Party performed poorly after controversial remarks by its leader
Toru Hashimoto regarding
comfort women, while
Your Party made gains in the assembly after distancing itself from the JRP.[4]