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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 ...

Japan's PM vows to stay on despite bruising election loss

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the country's upper house, but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he has no plans to quit.

Can Ishiba hold on after election loss as Japan’s political crisis deepens amid US tariff threats?

Japan is in political flux after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition lost its upper house majority for the first ...

A loss for Ishiba could worsen Japan’s instability in the face of US tariffs and rising prices

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a critical test in Sunday’s upper house election. A loss could deepen political ...
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What’s Next? Japanese Voters Hand the LDP Yet Another Loss

Japan’s voters dealt Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with yet another devastating blow on ...

Japan’s ruling coalition suffers loss in Senate election as voter anger rises, Ishiba loses grip

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has suffered a major political setback as his ruling coalition failed to secure a ...

Japan votes in a key election as Prime Minister Ishiba faces a possible loss

Japanese were voting Sunday for seats in the smaller of Japan's two parliamentary houses in a key election with Prime ...

Japanese Diet in turmoil after vote

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a ...