Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain ...

Japan's ruling LDP and ally Komeito needed 50 seats in Sunday’s vote but managed only around 41, local media projections ...

Despite losing his parliamentary majority after a strong showing by right-wing populists, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants to remain in office.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday stressed the need to establish a common understanding among parties on the ...

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 ...

Mr Ishiba’s coalition appeared to have disastrously lost its upper house majority. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba clung on Monday even after his coalition suffered what he called an "extremely ...

The LDP lost its majority in the lower house when Ishiba called a snap general election last October. The LDP has not been in ...

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