By: Rupakjyoti Borah
Japan’s October 31 general election is likely to be a smooth affair for the current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party- Komeito alliance, though the alliance may very well end up losing a handful of seats. An NHK poll put the LDP’s support at 38.8 percent, the Komeito’s at 3.9 percent, while the larg…