The defeat in Japan of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the recently concluded Upper House elections and the subsequent resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have caused political uncertainties and flux in the domestic politics of Asia's economic power.

What were the causes of the defeat of the Abe government? What are the implications and repercussions of the struggle for succession between Yasua Fukuda and Taro Aso for the post Abe leadership of Japan and the Liberal Democratic Party?