Japan’s new PM faces major test with an election just weeks after taking office CNNFor First Time in Decades, Japan Votes in a Knife-Edge Election The New York TimesJapan voting for new leader in shadow of scandals BBC.comJapan Set for Closest Vote in Years as LDP Vies to Stay in Power BloombergJapan’s ruling party braces for a blow to its comfortable majority in the lower house in elections The Associated Press