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Japan PM Ishiba’s Coalition Projected To Lose Upper House Amid ‘Japanese-First’ Party Rise, Trump Tariff Threat

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s political standing took a major hit on Sunday as his coalition lost its hold on the upper house of parliament, according to projections by Japanese media outlets Nippon TV and TBS.

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

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

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Japan ruling party's election loss is in the price, investors say

Japan's upper house election on Sunday dealt a big blow to the ruling coalition and sets markets up for possible policy paralysis and a bigger fiscal deficit, much of which is already priced in, analy...

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Japan's PM vows to stay on despite bruising exit poll

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

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

Frustrated voters are rapidly turning to emerging populist parties, including one that is promoting anti-foreign policies and backpedaling on gender equality and diversity.

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Japan heads to polls in key test for Prime Minister Ishiba

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Japan PM faces reckoning in upper house election

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Calls for Japan’s Leader to Resign as His Party Faces Election Defeat

Exit polls suggest a major loss for the Liberal Democratic Party in parliamentary elections, but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is vowing to stay on.

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Japan's ruling party set to lose majority, exit polls suggest

Exit polls from a key election in Japan project the ruling coalition is set to lose its majority, putting the country's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba under immense political pressure. Voters headed to the polls earlier on Sunday for the tightly-contested election, being held amid public frustration over rising prices and the threat of US tariffs.

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Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's rapidly diminishing PM

Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty gritty of policy and making military models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister looked at risk of coming unstuck on Sunday.Seen as a safe pair of hands, he won the party leadership in September,

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

Birthed on YouTube during the COVID-19 pandemic spreading conspiracy theories about vaccinations and a cabal of global elites, the party broke into mainstream politics with its "Japanese First" campaign.

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Japan's Ishiba faces difficult election amid far-right surge

The Liberal Democratic Party, already in a minority in the lower house since last October's snap election, faces mounting public discontent over inflation, political scandals, and a surge in anti-immigration sentiment.

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Japan heads to polls in key test for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba

Japanese voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested election amid public frustration over rising prices and the imminent threat of US tariffs. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Komeito need to secure a combined 50 seats to retain an overall majority in the upper house but the latest polling shows they might fall short.

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Japan votes in a key election as Prime Minsiter Ishiba faces a loss and political uncertainty

Japanese were voting Sunday for seats in the smaller of Japan's two parliamentary houses in a key election with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his ruling coalition facing a possible defeat that could worsen the country's political instability.

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Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba signals intent to stay on despite election blow

Prime minister says he will still take ‘responsibility for national issues’ despite exit poll suggesting setback for LDP