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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.
Japan's ruling coalition gov't loses majority in Upper House
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and his Liberal Democratic Party were projected to lose their majority coalition government in ...
Anti-vaxxers inspired by Trump and Reform UK make big gains in Japan
Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid ...
Japan’s Ishiba vows to stay on despite ruling coalition’s loss in upper house election
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition failed to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a ...
Japan risks policy paralysis after ruling coalition's upper house election loss
CNBC's Martin Soong, Chery Kang, and Kaori Enjoji discuss how the ruling coalition's defeat in Japan's upper house election ...
Moody's Says Sales Tax Cut Impact on Japan's Rating Will Depend on Scope, Permanence
Moody's has rated Japan A1, the fifth-highest level, with a "stable" outlook since December 2014. But it warned in a report ...
Exit polls show Japan’s ruling coalition likely to lose key election
TOKYO — Exit polls show Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ‘s ruling coalition is likely to lose a majority in the smaller of ...
Japan's PM faces pressure as ruling coalition set to lose majority
Japan's leader Shigeru Ishiba faces mounting political pressure as his ruling coalition is set to lose its majority in the ...
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 ...
Japan's ruling coalition loses control of upper house, NHK says
Japan's ruling coalition is certain to lose control of the upper house in Sunday's (July 20) election, public broadcaster NHK ...