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Japan PM Ishiba vows to stay on after party loses majority in upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to remain in office on Monday after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising ...

Japan PM faces 'Japanese-first' populist challenge in upper house election

Japanese voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested upper house election that could unleash political turmoil, with rising prices, immigration concerns and the emergence of a ...

Japan’s PM Ishiba faces uphill battle in upper house election amid rising prices and US tariffs

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday’s upper house election, and a loss could ...
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Japan PM faces reckoning in upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a reckoning from voters on Sunday with upper house elections that could end his premiership and see a right-wing populist party make inroads.

Japan’s prime minister faces uphill battle in upper house election with US tariffs and prices rising

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday’s upper house election, and a loss could ...