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Japan's shaky government loses upper house control

TOKYO, July 21 (Reuters) - Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power even as he vowed to remain party leader, citing a looming tariff deadline with the United States.

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.

DPA International on MSN · 1d

Japanese government facing setback in upper house vote

Japan's ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has suffered another setback in elections to the upper house of parliament, exit polls predicted on Sunday.

Japan PM Ishiba vows to stay on

USA TODAY · 20h

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 matters.

The Washington Post · 1d

Japan's Ishiba says he'll stay in office to tackle inflation and US tariffs despite election loss

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his coalition with a minority in both parliamentary chambers and triggered calls for his resignation.

The Financial Times · 1d

Japan’s Ishiba loses majority in election blow

Japan’s Liberal Democratic party, the political bloc that has governed the country almost exclusively for 70 years, has lost its majority in both houses of parliament for the first time. The LDP and its coalition partner,

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Japan bonds drift higher as traders assess fiscal fallout from ruling coalition's election defeat

JGB yield rose to the highest since October 2008 at 1.595% last Tuesday after opinion polls increasingly pointed to ...

Anadolu Agency1h

Japan eyes tariff deal with US after election results

Tokyo and Washington have been negotiating a deal to avoid 25% US tariffs on Japanese exports to the world's largest economy.

The Japan Times2h

Japanese bonds remain vulnerable as unpopular Ishiba holds on

Benchmark 10-year bonds fell only slightly as trading resumed in Tokyo, pushing yields up by 1.5 basis points.

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Japan's prime minister feels pressure after election losses

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in office, despite exit polls indicating that his Liberal ...

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Trump-inspired 'Japanese First' party gains ground in Japan

Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump's politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday's ...

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Japan's minority government faces election snub as economic storm brews

Japan's shaky minority government is poised for another setback in an upper house vote on Sunday, an outcome that could jolt ...

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Japan Launches Task Force To Deal With Foreign Nationals

The Japanese government said it is responding to "crimes and nuisances committed by some foreigners and inappropriate use of ...

The New York Sun10h

A ‘Roasting the Japanese Government Deserves’

The election Sunday is about inflation that has been running between 3.5 percent and 4 percent.

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