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Will count any victory as anything over a simple majority. so they look like they're prepared to lose quite a few seats in this. and, as you pointed out, it's the opposition. are they a credible opposition? the answer would appear, at least at this stage to be no. their approval rating is under 10% in the single figures. abe's is around 40, 45%. that doesn't make them a real threat to abe. so a lot of people would tell you if this is his election to lose, he will certainly take a hit, but not to the extent where he will be kicked out. and he will keep on saying that abenomics, i'm here to do a...

Third, reform. make hiring and firing easier. reduce barriers in government subsidies. open up long-entrenched structures. the whole world is talking about abenomics. some praise it, but many of its critics point out that the first two arrows are the easy ones. take on debt and goose the economy. and they've been done. the hard work is enacting reforms. the third arrow. why has so little happened on that front? well, i asked prime minister abe just that question. listen to what he said. >> translator: two years ago the japanese economy was facing a crisis situation. people were saying that jap...