Japanese Prime Minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Shinzo+Abe&family=editorial&specificpeople=559017 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Shinzo Abe</a> (L) cheers to alongside his ruling coalition junior partner New Komeito Party (NKP) election campaign for the upper house election as NKP candidate Take Itou speak on June 27, 2016 in Kobe, Japan. Japanese Prime Minister <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Shinzo+Abe&family=editorial&specificpeople=559017 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Shinzo Abe</a> joined the campaign to show support for a candidate from Komeito for the first time. The Komeito is a coalition partner of his Liberal Democratic Party.