The future could be brighter

THE FIRST general election of the Reiwa era went smoothly. Voters shuffled into polling booths, cast ballots, and gave the LDP a victory, as they have done all but twice since the party’s founding in 1955. In one sense, it is a story of stability, despite frustration over the pandemic and worry about the future. Yet in an election with little competition, it is unclear what voters chose.