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Japan's Ishiba Vows to Stay Despite Vote Setback
Good morning. Shigeru Ishiba says he’ll stay put—despite a historic election setback. Some investors worry that disappointing ...
Japan’s governing coalition likely to lose upper house election, exit polls suggest
The governing coalition of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is likely to lose a majority in the smaller of Japan’s two ...
Japan Launches Task Force To Deal With Foreign Nationals
The Japanese government said it is responding to "crimes and nuisances committed by some foreigners and inappropriate use of ...
Japan’s ruling bloc to lose majority in Upper House: reports
It has become certain that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner, ...
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Japan election: How events unfolded
TOKYO -- The Japanese public voted on Sunday to determine the makeup of the nation's upper house, in a crucial vote for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whose coalition is fighting to hold on to its ...
Japan PM Ishiba stays defiant after ruling coalition loses upper house majority
Potential challengers include Sanae Takaichi, who came second to Ishiba in last year’s LDP leadership race; Takayuki Kobayashi, a former minister for economic security; and Shinjiro Koizumi, son of ...
New FM Cho vows to seek 'win-win' tariff deal with US
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun vowed Monday to work to reach a "win-win" deal in the ongoing tariff negotiations with the United ...