Japan’s Ishiba Vows to Stay On Despite Election Setback, Focuses on Inflation and U.S. Tariffs

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Japan’s Ishiba Vows to Stay On Despite Election Setback, Focuses on Inflation and U.S. Tariffs

Japan’s Ishiba Vows to Stay On Despite Election Setback, Focuses on Inflation and U.S. Tariffs

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced he will remain in office to address pressing economic challenges, including rising inflation and looming U.S. tariffs, despite his coalition’s loss of majority in the upper house election on Sunday, July 20, 2025. The defeat, which left his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and junior partner Komeito three seats short of a majority in the 248-seat upper house, marks a significant blow following a similar loss in the October 2024 lower house election. Election Outcome and Political Context Ishiba’s LDP-Komeito coalition secured only 47 of the 50 seats needed for a majority, leaving them a minority in both chambers of Japan’s Diet, though the LDP remains the leading party. The election loss, compounded by public...

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