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Japan votes in a key election

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 Minister Ishiba faces a possible loss

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Japan votes in election seen as key test for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba

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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

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Japan heads to polls in key test for Prime Minister Ishiba

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Japan’s minority government likely to lose upper house control, exit polls show

Japan’s 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 Stat...

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Exit polls show Japan’s ruling coalition likely to lose key election

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

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?

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.