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Japan's PM Ishiba denies talk he will quit following election drubbing
By Tim Kelly, Satoshi Sugiyama and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied talk on ...
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, ...
Ishiba, Koizumi, Kamiya: What Japan’s election upset means for its leaders and future
Liberal Democratic Party loses control of the Upper House in Japan as right-wing parties gain ground with younger voters amid ...
Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba to quit after election drubbing, local media report
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will announce his resignation by the end of next month, Japanese media reported on ...
How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?
Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...
Ishiba’s coalition loses majority in Japan’s upper house election
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has lost its majority in the upper house of parliament.
How Japan's election outcome muddles the BOJ's policy path
Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...
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 ...
World markets are mixed and Japan’s shares dip after election leaves Ishiba’s future in doubt
World markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little changed.
Japan’s ruling party loses key election, complicating trade talks
The LDP’s loss in the upper house is another blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has been struggling to close a trade ...
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Asia Minute: Japan's election surprise
Japan's prime minister is clinging to power today, but his outlook remains uncertain. This follows a weekend election that ...