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World Socialist Web Site · 51m

Japan’s upper house election result foreshadows political upheavals

The ruling LDP has only been able to remain in office as a minority government as a result of the deep divisions among the opposition parties—between the far-right and the nominally liberal parties.

Japan PM laments ‘harsh’ election result as upper house control slips

Japan’s shaky ruling coalition is likely to lose its majority in the upper house, exit polls showed after Sunday’s election, potentially heralding political turmoil as a tariff deadline with the United States looms.

The Washington Post on MSN · 3d

Japan’s ruling party projected to lose majority in upper house of parliament

The LDP’s election loss would be another blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has been struggling to close a trade deal with the Trump administration.

Ishiba, Japan

Reuters on MSN · 21h

Japan's PM Ishiba denies talk he will quit following election drubbing

By Tim Kelly, Satoshi Sugiyama and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied talk on Wednesday that he would quit after a source and media reports said he plans to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat.

Growing pressure on Japan's Ishiba to resign after election trouncing

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was facing growing pressure to resign on Wednesday after his coalition lost its majority in the upper house election over the weekend, local media reported. Ishiba's long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito now form a minority government,

The Associated Press on MSN · 22h

Japan's Ishiba says he will decide on resignation over election loss after studying US tariff deal

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, under growing pressure to step down over the historic loss of his ruling party in a weekend election, says he will decide on whether to resign after

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'Japanese First' party emerges as election force with tough immigration talk

The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...

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How a far-right ‘Japanese First’ party made big election gains

Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya's xenophobic views, antisemitic remarks and emphasis on Japan’s ethnic purity have raised alarms ...

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Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right

The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...

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How Japan's election outcome muddles the BOJ's policy path

Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...

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How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...

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Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay on after bruising election defeat

The embattled prime minister said he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with the United States and other pressing ...

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World markets are mixed and Japan’s shares dip after election leaves Ishiba’s future in doubt

World markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little changed.

Hawai‘i Public Radio1d

Asia Minute: Japan's election surprise

Japan's prime minister is clinging to power today, but his outlook remains uncertain. This follows a weekend election that ...

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