Where will PM Abe take Japan now?

There will be little rejoicing over this weekend's Japanese election. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe remains the leader of his party and his country. But very few can imagine him winning a single popularity contest anywhere in the neighborhood of East Asia. No wonder, the Japanese people are not exactly reacting in wild kanpai-yelling celebrations.

This was an election without elation.

But where does Abe take Japan now?