Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiles with DPM and Finance Minister Aso during the plenary session for his cabinet's censure motion at at the Lower House of the parliament in Tokyo PHOTO: REUTERS
Sixty-three-year-old Abe clinched a two-thirds "super-majority" that enables the nationalist premier to realize his dream of revising Japan's pacifist constitution.
"The president had a great phone call last night with Prime Minister Abe to congratulate him on his party's big win in the elections yesterday," a senior US official said Monday.
Trump, according to the official -- who asked not to be named -- told Abe that he had received a strong "mandate" from the Japanese people.
Abe eyes fresh term as Japan votes under North Korea threats
Trump will travel to Japan in early November, as part of five-nation Asia visit that is set to be dominated by concerns about North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Trump's victory comes after a series of North Korean tests set the nation on edge and as leaders in Japan and China consolidate their power.
In tandem with Abe's victory, Chinese president Xi Jinping declared a "new era" in for his country, as he secured another term in power and enshrined his thinking in Communist Party doctrine.
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