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Japan PM Ishiba’s expected exit tips ruling LDP into crisis mode
As rumours swirl of Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation, a leadership contest now looms that risks tearing the Liberal Democratic ...
Growing pressure on Japan's Ishiba to resign after election trouncing
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was facing growing pressure to resign on Wednesday after his coalition lost its ...
Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right
The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...
Japan's PM Ishiba denies he has decided to quit
Shigeru Ishiba denied he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he planned to announce his resignation to ...
Japan’s Ishiba says he will decide on resignation over election loss after studying US tariff deal
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he will make a decision on resigning over a historic defeat of his ruling party ...
Trump-inspired 'Japanese First' party gains ground in Japan
Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump's politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday's ...
Young Voters Are Pulling Japan to the Right. But How Far?
Anti-establishment parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite struck a chord with working-age ...
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 ...
Japan's Ishiba could resign in August, local media reports
The reports come after Trump announced a trade deal with Japan, and days after Ishiba’s governing coalition lost its majority ...
A loss for Ishiba could worsen Japan’s instability in the face of US tariffs and rising prices
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a critical test in Sunday’s upper house election. A loss could deepen political ...
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Japan's Ruling Party Loses Grip As Trump Tariff Deadline Looms: What Happens Next?
The road to Japan’s trade deal with the U.S. just got longer and more winding as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s coalition ...