Japanese voters cast their ballots Sunday in an upper house election, just two days after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail. The election, which is expected to see Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party increase its majority, has been overshadowed by the murder. "This is a democratic country and I despise the use of violence to eliminate someone," a voter tells AFP after casting his ballot at a polling station in Tokyo. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES