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Shinzo Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will likely gain more than twice as many votes as the biggest opposition Democratic Party in the July 10 upper house election, newspaper surveys showed Monday.

Exports are likely to expand in coming months, but Prime Minister Abe remains under pressure to support growth as further gains in the yen threaten corporate earnings.

Global markets had a breather at the end of last week from a three-day suspension in British campaigning following the fatal attack on lawmaker Jo Cox, a strong supporter of Britain staying in the EU.

People took to the streets of Okinawa Sunday to oppose the American military bases on the Japanese island, after a former Marine allegedly killed a woman there.

The automaker was one of the worst-affected companies in the fallout from faulty Takata airbags that could see as many as 100 million vehicles recalled globally.

SXDF-NB1006-2 was born just 700 million years after the Big Bang, and is one of the earliest and farthest sources of oxygen ever detected.

The Japanese car manufacturer admitted in April to fudging fuel economy tests that affected 625,000 vehicles already sold.

The drinking ban was imposed on June 6 after a U.S. sailor was arrested for driving rashly and injuring two people, allegedly while driving drunk, in Okinawa.

The yen surged broadly after the Bank of Japan’s decision, hitting a 22-month high against the dollar and multiyear highs against the euro and sterling.

Several recent opinion polls have put the “Leave” campaign ahead, though bookmakers’ odds still favor a vote to remain.

The eight-day drills in the western Pacific Ocean began Friday and are being seen as a counter to growing Chinese military strength in the region.

The 67-year-old, accused of spending taxpayer money for personal purposes, is expected to lose a no-confidence vote scheduled later Wednesday.

The planned White House meeting is certain to anger China, which considers the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader a dangerous separatist.

But Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ downplayed a newspaper's report that the currency would be available next year.

Yields on Germany’s 10-year sovereign bonds plunged into negative territory for the first time amid concerns over a potential Brexit.

The pound and euro have suffered in recent sessions as economists fear the so-called Brexit would tip Europe back into recession.

The British pound dropped almost 0.5 percent in volatile early Asian trade to $1.4203, after having fallen to a two-month low of $1.4117 on Monday.

The perceived safe-haven yen rose Monday, as investors fretted ahead of this week’s central bank meetings as well as Britain’s June 23 referendum on whether to remain in the European Union.

ANZ bank said that oil was being pulled down by a sharp reduction in risk appetite and a “U.S.-dollar and treasuries rally.”

Large manufacturers said they expect sentiment to rebound in July-September, offering encouragement to policymakers navigating weak exports and lingering concerns about the global economy.