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Japan heads to polls in key test for Prime Minister Ishiba

By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested upper house election that could unleash political turmoil, with rising prices and immigration concerns threatening to weaken Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power.

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

The Economist · 1d

Tamaki Yuichiro, Japan’s populist upstart who wants to be prime minister

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

A poor performance would not immediately trigger a change of government but it would deepen uncertainty over his fate and Japan’s future path.

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

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram · 7h

Japan’s voters head to polls with Ishiba’s premiership at stake

AFP on MSN3h

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.One making inroads is the "Japanese-first" Sanseito,

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Slightly radioactive Fukushima soil is used at Japanese prime minister’s office to prove safety

Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima has been delivered to the Japanese prime minister’s office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety.

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Japan finance minister aware of market concerns about fiscal health

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday he was aware of bond market concerns about the country's fiscal policy ahead, in the build-up to an upper house election where the minority government is poised for another setback.

Has Japan’s ‘Rice Minister’ Brought Down Prices Enough to Save His Party?

Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to buoy support for the Liberal Democratic Party?

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Minister Denies Indonesian Migrant Workers Broke Laws in Japan

Recent reports claimed that three Indonesian citizens involved in legal cases in Japan are Indonesian migrant workers.

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Japan finance minister calls for vigilance against FX volatility

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Thursday called for vigilance against excessive foreign exchange volatility at the meeting of finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies in South Africa.