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Japanese voters cast their ballots on Sunday in a closely contested upper house election that could undermine Prime Minister Shigeru Ishibas leadership. Rising inflation and growing immigration worries are fueling
Japanese voters head to polls in a crucial upper house election amidst concerns over inflation and immigration. The Liberal Democratic Party, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, risks losing control,
Voting has begun for Japan's House of Councillors election. All eyes on whether the ruling coalition will be able to retain its majority amid growing public frustration with rising prices and support for emerging parties,
Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 2008 ahead of an upper house election.
Ishiba has set a low bar for the vote — a simple majority. Half of the 248 seats for six-year terms in the upper house are being decided, and the LDP and its junior coalition pa